Blood quantum is the measure some Native American and First Nation governments use to define if a person has Indigenous ancestry.
In the beginning of the movie when Moon asks Traylor what took him so long, Traylor mumbles "Fish Mittens" which is the name of the strip club from the movie "Rhymes for Young Ghouls", also directed by Jeff Barnaby.
During an interview at the Museum of Modern Art on July 23, 2022, Jeff Barnaby said he'd been reluctant to make a zombie film until he came up with a distinctive angle: "What if the Indians had been immune to smallpox?"
Stonehorse Lone Goeman was cast when Jeff Barnaby's sister in law met him at a pow wow event.
Originally pitched in 2007 at TIFF's pitch this, it took 13 years to finance.