BRINGS PLENTY: It is very enlightening to know that we are finally gaining some traction and support. Out of respect and honor for those who have come before us, Mo knows we have a profound obligation to leave a livable planet for those who will follow after we are gone, and he starts and ends every day, with thoughts of how he and we can make the world a better place while we are here.When Mo isn't working as an actor, he can be found ranching or seeking ways to give back to his Lakota communities and Indian Country -- ways that include preserving culture, tradition and seeking cultural truth in diversity. NIEVES: I'd put the "T" before the "P." [Laughs]. [4], In addition to doing some theater work in Nebraska, he also portrayed an Apache warrior in the 2011 science fiction western film Cowboys & Aliens. Mo, what is your official title on 1923? Do you two know anything yet about season two, have you had conversations with Taylor Sheridan about where your stories will go? But Ive heard stories, personally. I really dont know. What I do is I make sure that we are accurate with the period and language. Brings Plenty: You know, I live with the concept Im a realist that if you do not witness something, then it cant be true. Offers may be subject to change without notice. [3] He also played Quanah Parker in the History Channel documentary Comanche Warrior, which was filmed on the Wild Horse Sanctuary in the southern Black Hills, as well as playing Crazy Horse on The History Channel's "Investigating History" documentary, Who Killed Crazy Horse and BBC "Custer's Last Stand". [This story contains spoilers to the 1923 season finale, Nothing Left to Lose.]. Listen to the full podcast with Jefferson White, AKA Jimmy Hurdstrom, below: The podcast is available everywhere. After killing her merciless tormentor, Sister Mary (Jennifer Ehle), Teonna escaped on foot in episode 4. A cold beer, hot grill and the great outdoors. According to Hollywood Reporter, the new series will take place during The Great Depression: The show will follow a new generation of Duttons during the time of Western expansion, Prohibition and the Great Depression.. Let's start with recurring actors Mo Brings Plenty (a.k.a. Mo serves various roles within the Native American Tribe and acts as an advisor to Tribal Chief Joseph Rainwater. As a horror fan, 2022's representation-heavy Predator offshoot Prey definitely sparked my curiosity for a similar genre-geared spinoff to happen within the Yellowstone-verse, though I never would have expected 1923 to get as close as it has to delivering on that. Moses Brings Plenty was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation, in South Dakota. Since they've been on . You talk of the support you had, including from Mo. Moses J. It made it easy because we're all family. Contact: Michelle Shining Elk Manager + Publicist Posts Reels Videos Tagged The Brings Plenty family is always growing we love our four-legged and furry family members the more the merrier!, A post shared by Mo Brings Plenty (@mobringsplenty). But more than anything else, there was just love and knowing they were there and had my back, and vice versa. But the writer/director has shined a light on a far more directly violent and damaging piece of history through Teonnas deadly horror movie arc tied to the indoctrination-geared boarding school where seemingly everyone in charge gets off on physical abuse. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Who is your favorite character? An investigative report issued last May concluded that the United States "operated or supported 408 boarding schools across 37 states" between the years 1819 and 1969, and that the schools subjected students to harsh punishments including "solitary confinement; flogging; withholding food; whipping; slapping; and cuffing. And so Im fond of doing what we have done, because Taylor understands. [5], He performs with and drums for the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe,[6] based in Winnebago, Nebraska that combines modern Native American dance with powwow dances. So in a perfect world, what if she were to come back? I am the land and I am killing you. I did that scene in Crow on tape, and I think thats when it all kind of hit me, and that it wasnt really my decision anymore. And neither will our own children. Because some of the things that Teonna was doing I was actually doing. It was a surreal moment. I read the script and I felt all the feelings. I try to look at everything in a positive light, because we are still here. According to the rest of the world, Mo is their favorite. Additionally, fan-favorites Mo Brings Plenty (Mo) and Wendy Moniz (Governor Lynelle Perry), who have been recurring on the show since the start, have been promoted to series regulars for Season 5 . The three of them ride off to Wyoming, even though the priest (Sebastian Roch) and the men who are hunting her plan to meet them there by train. And to play that for her was, it was great. My entire family now watches, and theyre obsessed, but I still havent. I felt so safe with everyone there, with Mo, with Birdie, with Ben [Richardson, director] that I could just go up to them and be like, Hey, I need five minutes. NIEVES: I didn't know the language before coming into it, so I learned it. And be aware and conscious of the boundary that you dont want to cross.. He also owns cattle, which he just moved a few weeks after weaning them from their mothers. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Nieves: My grandpa, when he was actually sick in the hospital, he told that to my little sister. The actor also boasts an important role behind the scenes as well, serving as the American Indian Affairs Coordinator for both Yellowstone and its spinoff 1923, which recently wrapped its first season on Paramount+ with a brutal, if somehow still hopeful, temp conclusion for Aminah Nieves Teonna Rainwater until the already confirmed second season arrives. And to do it in private, away from the crew. Im also curious to hear your thoughts on the conversation around who can claim Native identity, and if you feel that 1923 has influenced that conversation as its been airing. Every day that Im given, I try to be more of an example of the past more so than the present, with hopes that I can inspire the present to also do the same. So, yes. But thats in all aspects of life, so we just have to stay in the positive aspect of everything and continue to look at our children and see what we can do to continue to influence or inspire them. That's so incredible because during these assimilation processes, they wipe out your language, your food, your culture and language is so vital and so important to connect you back to who you are as a human being. Because for one, this is my first big role, pretty much of anything that anyone has seen me in. And so, everything went into secret. Because, like I said before, its not just Aminah doing it. So I have no answer for that. His name is one he shares with his descendant Brings Plenty who was a warrior. When viewers first meet the teenager of Crow descent, she is being physically, emotionally and sexually abused for her refusal to culturally assimilate, shining a bright light on the Indian boarding-school era when Native children were sent to government-funded schools run by the Catholic Church. Mo Brings Plenty is happily married to Sara Ann Brings Plenty. Honestly, I feel like he's my little brother in real life. Mo, what was the message you thought was most important about telling the story of these boarding schools through the character of Teonna? NIEVES: It was silly. But for us, we didnt view them as prison camps. While his character was born and raised on the reservation in Montana on Yellowstone, Mo was born and raised in South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Did the 1923 story of Teonna Rainwater stem from Taylor Sheridan wanting to show the origins of the Rainwater family and Broken Rock tribe? Then we come to March somehow, and then we go to July. But above all, he is a man who wholeheartedly believes in human kindness, and he trusts the good in humanity still exists and feels it just needs to be dusted off a bit. "Mo brings a great cultural anchoring, and a perspective that tries to balance out the kind of world that Thomas Rainwater is operating in that is, a system of laws and paradigms that aren't familiar for, or operated by, the Native people. Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Helen MIrren as Cara Dutton in 1923 streaming on Paramount+ 2022. "Young people told me they dont see our people on TV. Brings Plenty appeared Thursday on Morning in America ahead of the "Yellowstone" season finale . I go out and make sure that we have the right fluent language speakers of whatever tribe were representing. We did have a feeling the first time we saw Mo in Yellowstone that his character might be as honest and equally stoic as the man himself, and we are not wrong about that. And it was a healing phase for a lot of people. We were like, What if [Taylor] did it that way on purpose? Because she does die in the script, but it is so open-ended [on the show]. And they wouldnt have showed themselves if I didnt feel grounded. NIEVES: You can always learn more. People tell me April, and then I hear August. She became a stay-at-home mom and writer with her own blog. I just need to catch my breath. Or, Hey, I think Leenah and I should have our own space that we could go to between setups.. Brings Plenty) was born on 4 September, 1969 in Porcupine, South Dakota, USA, is an Actor, Stunts. Earlier this year, in June, the actor posted a photo that featured his wife, Sara Ann, their son Jernyce, and a woman named Shelly. Aminah is a great representative of us as the people not just onscreen but offscreen as well. He and Birdie were standing there during every scene. Ive gotten a lot of positive feedback and its given me the opportunity to say, Hey, just become what those children were told they can no longer be.. (September 2009 - We call him my mini-me. I would love for her to have more childlike, honest moments, for her just to be. BRINGS PLENTY: What was most important to me was to support the storyline that [1923 creator] Taylor [Sheridan] had written. And, its accurate. [1] He is a direct descendant of Brings Plenty, an Oglala Lakota warrior who fought in the Battle of Little Big Horn. For eight episodes, 1923 has tracked Teonnas epic journey. Brings Plenty. The most important thing about his work in his minds eye is being able to accurately portray his native people. It is a lot to carry, and also I think its our duty to carry it. ), and what may be on the horizon for her in season 2. And understanding and knowing our language, our culture and traditions, and being an example of that. (Gets emotional.) Because truly, even when this ended, there was still so much going on. Thoughtful and patient, yet strong and confident, Mo is essentially the Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) of the reservation, except with a little more grace and finesse. In 2022, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland directed the Department of the Interior to do an investigation into the lasting consequences of the Federal Indian Boarding School system. Mo Brings Plenty is Cheyenne River Sioux and grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. And not until the end of the finale, titled Nothing Left to Lose, was it revealed that after everything she has endured she is a survivor. Without any doubt, he earns a reasonable sum from his films and series. These days, the ranch is a staggering 266,000 acres, on three different properties, as previously mentioned, it was purchased by a group spearheaded by Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. And do it in a tasteful manner and in a way thats digestible, even for ourselves. And I look at what we have today. And then I got more versed on Yellowstone. The priests and nuns who ran the school were determined to "assimilate" Teonna into white American culture. Its a story that needs to be told, but thats a lot to carry. And she could breathe. Mo Brings Plenty is an enrolled Lakota who hails from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. His Yellowstone character lives on a reservation and works alongside his chairman to help provide the reservation with more while also taking away the abundance of land that John Duttons ancestors took from their tribe. Believe it or not, this strong, quiet, serious man is also a model. She spent the second half of the season trying to make her way back to her family with the help of Hank (Michael Greyeyes), a Crow shepherd she encounters on her journey, and his son, Pete (Cole Brings Plenty). We have to be able to find a way to allow people to heal so that way we can begin to figure out our [current] situations and our circumstances and most importantly, find a space to be able to work together. He has played "Crazy Horse," "Sitting Bull," and many other historical Indian notables who have solidified their place in this Country's history. That means so much. Moses has appeared in several episodes of 2018's Yellowstone (U.S. TV series) series on Paramount Network. It needs to be about a cultural diversity. And I understand where a lot of people come from. Broken Rock Tribe leader Thomas Rainwaters (Gil Birmingham) righthand man, Mo (played by Mo Brings Plenty) starts out as just a driver and bodyguard, but as the the series moves on, he becomes a significant player in the story. A Kayce? How did you interpret the ending? As per reports, Mo Brings Plenty has an estimated net worth of $400,000 in September 2021. Can we just get some love for Mo Brings Plenty and the job he does for the show?, Mo is the man and I will beat that drum all day!, I love Mo and hope we get to see more of him in S5., Hell yeah, I mean, I hope his back gets some serious rest between Season 4 and 5 because he must have quite a bit of backpain from carrying the whole dang show last Season., Show would be significantly less without him.. Based on their finale romance and the Rainwater connection, what role do you think these two could have in the bloodline for the characters on Yellowstone? That was really difficult to sit with and to do. I would sit with them, and then it would be one of my elders [who would ask], "She's telling this story do you have anything you want to share with her?" Promoting the series through linear sampling on the Paramount Network during their latest record-breaking season of Yellowstonefurther enabled us to introduce Sheridans loyal audience to this fantastic new series. Its a mass amount of people coming through me at once. A mindset. Its no wonder that Mo Brings Plentys character rides so well or seems so comfortable on horseback. Did you have an intimacy coordinator to choreograph the violent scenes, and was there space when filming to pause if you needed a break? | I agree with everything Mo said. Such a powerhouse and so emotionally and mentally strong, and well-educated even then. Do it for me. I was like [in an emotional tone], Are you kidding, Mom?!. Really, the beautiful thing about this show and crew is, if we needed a moment, we could take as long as we needed. With Sister Mary, just the feeling of doing that to someone, and knowing that Teonna never wanted to do that out of disgust or even out of anger she did it out of survival. And I was very excited because Ive seen that inner strength within her, and I just wanted to be a good support and be able to be there in the moments when she had to allow herself to go down into that darkness.
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