 In the DVD commentary, Alexie refers to Michelle St. John's character, 'Agnes Roth', a mixed-race (Spokane/Jewish) woman who moves to the reservation to teach in the school, as "the moral center of the film".Agnes is also an ex-lover of Polatkin's, with the two of them still maintaining a deep friendship.The film's incidental music was composed by Mohican composer Brent Michael Davids.