Did Marvel get it right when creating Echo as a Choctaw character?

Written By Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

I haven't seen the Marvel TV series, Echo, but I've researched it and also observed feedback coming from some Choctaw people. I've pulled together my own thoughts for the series so that I could share with you pitfalls it appears Marvel fell into when creating Echo.

This is my commentary, along with things you can do as an author to write the best stories possible when including Native characters.

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Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
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