The Tesuque Pueblo’s Camel Rock may or may not have inspired the look of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. character, as the story goes. But the mushroom-shaped rock formation in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, just north of Santa Fe, N.M., has become notable for another reason – it’s the namesake of the only movie studio in the world owned and operated by a Native tribe.

For four years, the former casino-turned-studio owned by the Tesuque Pueblo has been home to “ Dark Winds ,” the AMC and AMC+ mystery show set in 1970s-era Navajo Nation near Monument Valley. Based on the novels by Tony Hillerman, the series stars Zahn McClarnon as tribal police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, who solves crimes with the help of officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten). The fourth s

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