Ed Helms, Mike Schur and Sierra Teller Ornellas behind the show, set in a small town that borders a reserve. | CBCUnreserved
"We're talking a lot about 'What are our first stories? What is the American narrative? How does that American narrative affect all of us?' And I think we've found a way to make a funny, interesting version of that," said Ornelas.
"I figured there'd be like one Native writer, and I'd have to fight for it," said Ornelas. "And Mike [Schur] was like, 'Oh no .... half the room should be Native. It's a two-hander between a Native woman and a white guy, it should be half and half.'" "It's really just been like, I sound like a Pollyanna, but like a dream come true," said Ornelas of the writing team.
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