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Nakia (1974)

Nakia poster
Genre
detective fiction, police procedural
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 14 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Native American police officer works cases in a small New Mexico town. The show follows his efforts to enforce the law while navigating cultural tensions.

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What happens

Nakia is an American drama series starring Robert Forster as the title character, a Navajo Native American police officer in New Mexico. Forster, who previously played the title character in the detective show Banyon, was an actor of European descent. Nakia aired from September 21 to December 28, 1974. Nakia's pilot was the made-for-television movie Nakia, which was broadcast on April 17, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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