Description |
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital stereo., NTSC. |
Credits |
Narrator, Martin Sheen ; cinematography, Michael Anderson, Fred Elmes, Joan Weidman, Tony St. John, Baird Bryant, Victoria Mudd ; musical score, Paul Apodaco, Fred Myrow, Rick Krizman. |
Note |
Originally produced in 1985. |
Summary |
Heartbreaking tale of the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajos from their ancestral homeland in Arizona that began in the 1970's and continues to this day. Witness as they take their protest to Congress and turn tragedy into acts of heroic resistance. |
Note |
Special features: Update 2006, documentary: "2006: the struggle continues" (21 min.); Filmmaker biographies. |
Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1986: Oscar - Best Documentary, Features (Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd). |
Subject |
Navajo Indians -- Relocation.
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Navajo Indians -- Land tenure.
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Hopi Indians -- Land tenure.
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Navajo Indians -- Government relations.
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Hopi Indians -- Government relations.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Added Author |
Mudd, Victoria.
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Florio, Maria.
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Sheen, Martin.
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Apodaco, Paul.
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Myrow, Fredric, 1939-
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Krizman, Rick.
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Earthworks (Firm)
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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ISBN |
0767087763 |
Standard No. |
767685976432 |
Music No. |
NVG-9764 New Video Group |
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