13 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Lily Gladstone, Now That She's Been Nominated For An Oscar For Her Performance In "Killers Of The Flower Moon"
She recalled her family moving off the reservation "for lack of economic opportunities."She also explained that while she plays an Osage woman in Killers of the Flower Moon, her "cultural understanding is more shaped by Blackfeet, because that’s the reservation [she] was raised on." She added, “There’s a bit of a pan-cultural understanding that Native people have.
But there’s incredible diversity within Indian country.”She described her mother as the "bedrock of our family" and added that her father is “one of the most brilliant men I know — a gentle giant.
He has deep spirituality and sharp intelligence.” Back in 1877, Red Crow entered into a famous treaty with the British monarch.
100 years later, then-Prince Charles visited the reservation on behalf of the crown. “When Prince Charles was given a Blood name, he was given my grandmother’s name,” they explained. “I have mixed feelings about that.”They also recalled times where her cousins were misgendered. “I remember being 9 years old and just being a little disheartened, seeing how often a lot of my boy cousins were misgendered because they wore their hair long," they said. “It happens to a lot of kids, I think, especially Native boys leaving a community where long hair is celebrated [and then] just kind of getting teased for it.
