The Rez

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The Rez was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1996 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 Parry Sound region at Harrison's Landing in Carling Township.

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 Pegamegaaba
• Elaine Miles - Mad Etta (season 2)
• Gary Farmer - Chief Tom
• Adam Beach - (played Frank Fencepost in Dance Me Outside, but was recast in the series as "Charlie")
• Kari Matchett- Tanya Nanibush
• Paticia Collins - Eleanor Nanibush
• Herbie Barnes - Joseph Crow
• Monique Mojica - Mad Etta (Season 1)
• Shirley Cheechoo- Simone Crow

[edit] Episodes

Pilot Movie (1995) 

Dance Me Outside (85 minutes)

Series 1 (1996 - 1997)

1. Dressed Like a Fish
2. Golf and Politics
3. A Little Revealing
4. The Longhouse
5. The Lark
6. Dirty Girls, Kill Kill!

Series 2 (1997 - 1998)

1. Strange Bedfellows
2. They Call Her Tanya
3. Poster Girl
4. Like Father, Like Son
5. Granted
6. Lust
7. Wendigo
8. No Way to Treat a Lady
9. A Rock and a Hard Place
10. Der deutsche Indianer
11. Too Many Chiefs
12. 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".