Seeking Justice, Finding Self

Acclaimed writers Ramona Emerson (Shutter) and David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Winter Counts) discuss how they use the mystery and thriller genres to explore questions of justice, Native American identity, and intergenerational trauma. Shutter follows Rita Todacheene, a forensic photographer, who’s haunted by the ghost of a murder victim intent on justice. In Winter Counts, Virgil Wounded Horse travels to Denver from the Rosebud Indian Reservation on a mission for vengeance.