The dawn of time was a major milestone for the MCU and the Choctaw Nation.

Needless to say, the portrayal of the Indian nation has been important for many people worldwide.

And so, for us, it was an honor.

Echo, Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez, Choctaw Nation

The whole stage itself was like on a huge platform.

I think it was at least 20 feet up so that we could have space for all the water.

And then the other big part was the stuff up beyond on the top.

Echo, Dawn of Time scene

And she’s pushing against it.

And also just because there were so many departments involved with that.

That was a big one.

Echo, Dawn of Time scene

I would say also… the powwow wasactually, it wasn’t as hard.

No, I think probably Dawn of Time.

I really, I was not familiar, like, obviously, I’ve heard of the Choctaw.

Echo stickball scene

But that was it…

I didn’t have any sort of knowledge.

And it was really great, during prep, it was August of 2021.

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And so we had never experienced a powwow.

So it’s like, Okay, let’s go check this out.

They had like stickball there.

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We could not have rented those.

Because it was just like you kind of get there.

And, like, we were within that powwow…

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I think powwows obviously have been depicted before in film.

And so the crew got to then, like, be a part of it.

And we had the sun coming up and then our lights coming down.

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While the show takes place in Oklahoma, the majority of the series was filmed in Georgia.

So that was a bit of a challenge.

But our locations department did a great job of finding places for us.

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So it was pretty south of the city.

We also went full frame with that.

So you lose the anamorphic frame lines.

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So, it’s not just black-and-white photography.

That was probably the hardest one to show.

Because of those stories told,Echoalready cements its place within the expansive MCU pantheon.

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Maya Lopez wasn’t the only indigenous character explored by Marvel Studios this year.

Echois now streaming on Disney+.

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