Canadian ‘Little House on the Prairie’ actors talk Indigenous representation in Netflix retelling

By Craig Macrae Actors in Netflix’s upcoming “Little House on the Prairie” series say the latest adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book series was intentional about portraying its Indigenous characters with depth and avoiding the racial stereotypes that the original text has been criticized for utilizing. Ojibwe actor Meegwun Fairbrother says the producers wanted an inclusive retelling of the novels that depict a white family settling in the American West on Osage land in the 19th century, and that they wanted to avoid any continuation of “the history of erasure of Indigenous peoples in North America.” Canadian Indigenous stars talk representation on the new Netflix retelling of “Little House on the Prairie.” (July 3, 2026) The semi-autobiographical books and previous screen adaptations have been criticized by scholars and Indigenous communities