Prayer for the White Man

Season 2 - Episode 7: Prayer for the White Man
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
Alex Sherman

Brent Stait
Dan McGuire

Graham Greene
Lonetree
Lisa Jones
Spirit Woman

Glen Gould
Dealer
Corrie Clark
Disgusted Wife
Crew

Chris Brancato
Writer

Jorge Montesi
Director
Henry Chan
Director of Photography
Jana Fritsch
Editor

Scott Nicholson
Stunt Coordinator

Duane Dickinson
Stunt Double