Use Cory Lambert's dialogue about the reservation—"This snow and silence, it’s the only thing that hasn’t been taken from them"—to discuss the legacy of forced relocation and historical trauma. III. Jurisdictional Failure and Systemic Neglect Deep Focus: Wind River - Film Comment

Analyze the film's closing title card: "While missing person statistics are compiled for every other demographic, none exist for Native American women".

Discuss how the extreme winter is portrayed as both a literal killer and a metaphor for the indifference of the state.

Silence in the Snow: Systemic Injustice and the MMIW Crisis in Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River I. Introduction