Broken Rainbow (1985)

Summary:

Documentary about the history of the forced relocation of thousands of Navajo people from Black Mesa in Arizona after the 1974 Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act.

Description:

For the time being this film will not be counter-narrated, but is presented for educational purposes only. It may in future be expanded upon as a lesson plan. There are quite a few resources analyzing and documenting this event with which to pair it, so please stay tuned. If any party within the Navajo or Hopi communities wants to record a response to this film, please email us at jenkinsj@email.arizona.edu.

Instructions:

Browser Warning:

Protocol:

Navajo/Diné Protocol -- Open, Hopi Protocol -- Open, Intertribal/Pan-Indian Protocol -- Open

Community:

Navajo/Diné Community, Hopi Community, Intertribal/Pan-Indian Community

Collections:

Needs Review by Navajo/Diné Community, Needs Review by Hopi Community

Category:

Documentary

Keywords:

1974 Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act, protest, relocation, Hopi Nation/Hopitutskwa, Navajo Nation/Naabeehó Bináhásdzo

Original Date:

1985

Creator:

Maria Florio (director, editor), Victoria Mudd (director, cinematographer, editor), Martin Sheen (narrator), Buffy Sainte-Marie (narrator), Burgess Meredith (narrator), Baird Bryant (cinematographer), Frederick Elmes (cinematographer), Tony St. John (cinematographer), Joan Weidman (cinematographer), Joanne D’Antonio (editor), Vivien Hillgrove (editor), Earthworks Films (distributor), Laura Nyro (composer)

Language:

English, Navajo/Diné Bizaad

Traditional Knowledge Labels:

Source:

Library of Congress

Identifier:

LOC 1884559-4-1 and 184559-4-2

Type:

mp4

Format:

16mm film (digitized)


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