Prayer for the White Man

April 9, 2000
Season 2 - Episode 7: Prayer for the White Man

Season 2 - Episode 7: Prayer for the White Man

First Wave - Backdrop

Overview

Foster poses as a journalist to investigate proposed casinos on native reserve land. - - - ""In the woods of Winchala / Amnis lights the flame of affliction / Elders set the course / To choose wrongly will mean woe"". This quatrain led me to the reservation of the Winchala, a small Native American tribe with a rich history. The landscape was calming, but something was definitely wrong. There was a lot of tension about the legalization of gambling on reservation lands. But why would the Gua infiltrate the Winchala reservation? And how could gambling fit into their plan? I arrived posing as a reporter for The Gaming Chronicles. I played a few hands at the black jack table and was able to spark up a conversation with a talkative dealer who filled me in on some of the details. Only one casino has already been built, but there was a proposal in the offing which would call for the construction of ninety more to be scattered across Winchala territories. The community's board of elders was onl

Episode Information

TV Show

First Wave

Season

Season 2

Episode Number

7

Air Date

April 9, 2000

Guest Stars

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Alex Sherman

Brent Stait

Brent Stait

Dan McGuire

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Lonetree

L

Lisa Jones

Spirit Woman

Glen Gould

Glen Gould

Dealer

C

Corrie Clark

Disgusted Wife

Crew

Chris Brancato

Chris Brancato

Writer

Jorge Montesi

Jorge Montesi

Director

H

Henry Chan

Director of Photography

J

Jana Fritsch

Editor

Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson

Stunt Coordinator

Duane Dickinson

Duane Dickinson

Stunt Double