1923's harrowing true story of Teonna Rainwater's abuse explored
Yellowstone prequel 1923 has a harhrowing true story at its heart as Teonna Rainwater is seen being beaten and tormented by nuns at the Catholic School for Indigenous Children
Yellowstone prequel 1923 has a harhrowing true story at its heart as Teonna Rainwater is seen being beaten and tormented by nuns at the Catholic School for Indigenous ChildrenAminah Nieves plays Teonna Rainwater (
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The Yellowstone prequel, 1923, is rooted in a chilling true story. It features Teonna Rainwater, portrayed by Aminah Nieves, who is believed to be a direct ancestor of Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham).
The series shows her being brutally abused by nuns at the Catholic School for Indigenous Children. While Teonna may have exacted her revenge in the first season, she's still in danger as she continues to be on the run.
Her grim narrative is based on real-life accounts of government-funded boarding schools where Indigenous children were subjected to physical and emotional abuse. As reported by pajiba.com, these children were forbidden from wearing their own clothes, speaking their native language, or even using their real names.
Teonna Rainwater managed to escapeMirroring the series, their hair was cut short and they were compelled to learn American religious education. The website elaborated: "The children spent as many as 10 years in these schools, and once they returned to their reservations, they often had difficulty reassimilating at home, leaving them in a sort of cultural no man's land where they were not accepted by either Americans or the reservations."
As depicted in 1923, the schools' objective was to "Kill the Indian, Save the Man", reports the Mirror US.
In one specific school in Michigan, over 230 children died between 1893 and 1931. Just as Teonna's journey in 1923 has unfolded, rewards were offered for children who attempted to escape.
The series 1923 has been praised for its fairly accurate portrayal of the grim reality within boarding schools set up by Western settlers to force the assimilation of Indigenous communities during America's Westward Expansion. Although only one such school, the Fort Shaw Indian School, was founded in Montana, there were more prevalent in states like Oklahoma, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
Teonna Rainwater at the boarding schoolJennifer Ehle, who portrayed Sister Mary in the debut season, shared with Screen Rant: "Sister Mary is a person who believes, as the people who were running these residential schools actually did believe, that you had to 'kill the Indian to save the man'."
She continued: "You had to force assimilation; you had to remove all cultural identity from these children who had been removed forcibly from their families and were living in isolation."
While most of these boarding schools have since been shut down or dramatically overhauled, the legacy of abuse remains deeply etched in those affected. Aminah, portraying Teonna, expressed: "Being Indigenous, it's our duty to tell our stories and to tell them as strongly, quickly, and powerfully as we can."
Emphasising the importance of narrative, she added: "It's what we're born into, and we're storytellers from the jump. You know what I'm saying? Continuing to tell our story as honestly as we can is very important."
1923 airs on The Paramount Network and Paramount Plus on Sundays
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