Utah
Costner, crew team up with southern Utah tribe to protect, preserve while filming on reservation
Ava Duran, Paiute Restoration Pow Wow Princess 2023-24, visits the film set on location for “Horizon: An American Saga 2,” directed by Kevin Costner (right), Ivins, Utah. (Fred Hayes, St. George News)
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ST. GEORGE — Working with the Native Americans in southern Utah to protect their land is a priority for the Kevin Costner production “Horizon: An American Saga 2.” The four-part film series covers 15 years around the American Civil War and the expansion of the West.
The soothing sound of the Santa Clara River and soft red dirt on the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Indian reservation was the background for some movie scenes. The tribal land spans 28,000 acres in southwestern Washington County, 12 miles northwest of St. George, near Ivins, Utah.
Shivwits Reservation Land Resources manager Travis Duran told St. George News that the Oscar-winning director and crew treated the land and its people respectfully.
“The best thing was working with Kevin’s crew. We’re all working together and they were more active in asking what they should be careful of,” Duran said. “We’re in cultural sites in a couple of the areas, which I pointed out, and they respected everything.”
Read the full article at St. George News.