Why Some Indigenous Critics Are Unhappy with Scorsese’s Film

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FEATURING FRANK HOPPER - Acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s newest movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, has racked up more than $100 million at the box office and countless accolades. The film tells the story of white exploitation of members of the Osage Nation fueled by greed for oil money. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro as well as Indigenous actress Lily Gladstone, the film has also faced criticism for glorifying the murders of Osage Indians and telling the story through a white lens. Also missing, according to Indigenous writer Frank Hopper, is the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. 

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