The Rez

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The Rez was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1995 to 1998. Most of the characters were based on W.P. Kinsella's short story collection Dance Me Outside, which had been made into a film by director Bruce McDonald.

McDonald and Norman Jewison were executive producers of the series, which chronicled life in a First Nations community.

The series was filmed in the Muskoka region.

Excluding the series finale (which ran an hour), all episodes ran a half hour.

[edit] Cast

Ryan Black - Silas Crow
Jennifer Podemski - Sadie Maracle
Darrell Dennis - Frank Fencepost
Tamara Podemski - Lucy
Elaine Miles
Gary Farmer
Adam Beach (played Frank Fencepost in Dance Me Outside, but was recast in the series)
Kari Matchett

[edit] Episodes

Pilot Movie (1995): Dance Me Outside (85 minutes)

Series 1 (1996 - 1997)

Dressed Like a Fish
Golf and Politics
A Little Revealing
The Longhouse
The Lark
Dirty Girls, Kill Kill!

Series 2 (1997 - 1998)

Strange Bedfellows
They Call Her Tanya
Poster Girl
Like Father, Like Son
Granted
Lust
Wendigo
No Way to Treat a Lady
A Rock and a Hard Place
Der deutsche Indianer
Too Many Chiefs
No Reservations (one-hour finale)

[edit] Awards and Nominations

At the 1997 Gemini Awards, Jennifer Podemski was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role" for the episode "Golf and Politics".

At the 1998 Gemini Awards, Patricia Collins was nominated for "Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for the episode "They Call Her Tanya". Producer Brian Dennis was also awarded the Canada Choice Award for this episode.

Also at the 1998 Gemini Awards, Ryan Rajendra Black was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role" for the episode "Lust".