This is a really good movie, and an entertaining one. Saw it yesterday.
There is no SJW stuff here. Villains are white, but so are the heroes.
Some of the comments of this thread about the socialist programs for Indians (similar to Democrat-urban-ghetto strategy) are accurate; but, that has nothing to do with the movie.
Sheesh ... sometimes you just have to enjoy entertainment without obsessing about its political messages. Leave that approach for the miserable Leftists, unless a piece is just too obnoxious—in which case it cannot be entertaining.
We saw Wind River today. I left with an upset stomach. We had been vacationing in Wyoming and recognized the place names.....returned last week. I didn’t think about the political aspects of the movie. It certainly reminded us how bleak winter is in some areas of the country. And that one big problem in the Indian Community is the alcohol/drug problem. When you are given the means on which to live, with no impetus to work and be productive, where does your self esteem come from? Not to mention that the genetic make-up of Indians doesn’t allow them to properly metabolize alcohol, much like Asians. Many factors go into the problems that occur on the reservations.