Nakia (TV series)
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| Genre | Police drama |
| Created by |
Michael Butler Christopher Trumbo |
| Starring | Robert Forster |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 plus pilot |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles Larson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 21 – December 28, 1974 |
Nakia is a 1974 United States dramatic television series starring Robert Forster about a Native American police officer in New Mexico. It 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.
Nakia Parker is a full-blooded Navajo in his mid-30s who is a deputy sheriff in the fictional town of Concord in fictional Davis County in 1974 New Mexico. In the sheriff's department, he works for Sheriff Sam Jericho, as does fellow deputy sheriff Hubbel Martin and the office secretary, Irene James. Ben Redearth is a Native American friend of Nakia's, and Half Cub is Nakia's 12-year-old nephew.
Nakia is often torn between ancient tribal customs and the use of modern police methods. Rather than use a police car, he alternates between driving a pickup truck and riding a horse while investigating cases. Sometimes inscrutable and prone to voicing tribal proverbs, Nakia is deeply committed to protecting his fellow Native Americans from injustice, and at times this leads to opposition from his more narrow-minded white neighbors – including Sheriff Jericho.
Michael Butler and Christopher Trumbo created Nakia, and Charles Larson was its executive producer. Episode directors included Nicholas Colasanto, Alvin Ganzer, Leonard Horn, and Alexander Singer, and episode producers included Larson, David Gerber, Peter Katz, Ernest A. Losso, and George Sunga. Butler, Larson, and Trumbo all wrote for the show, as did Sy Salkowitz, Jim Byrnes, Mark Saha, Phyllis White, and Robert White.
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