Broken Rainbow
There is no Word for Relocation in the Navajo Language; to Relocate is to Disappear and Never be Seen Again.
- 1985
- 1h 10m
- Documentary
- History
Rating: 5.8 out of 10TMDB(10 votes)
Overview
Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film (1986)
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Setting
Set in Arizona
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Music
Music by Laura Nyro
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Baird Bryant
Details
- Director
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 5, 1985
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Cast
- Peter MacDonaldSelf - Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council
- Dennis DeConciniSelf - Senator, D-Arizona (uncredited)
- Mae HorsesonSelf
- Hosteen NezSelf
- Jerry KammerSelf - Journalist & Author
- Jane BiakeddySelf
- Louise BenallySelf
- Alice BenallySelf
Mo UdallSelf - Congressman, D-Arizona- Fermina BanyacyaSelf - Hopi
- Steve TullbergSelf - Indian Legal Resource Center
- Helen SekaquaptewaSelf - Hopi
- Tim CoulterSelf - Indian Legal Resource Center
- Nancy EvansSelf - Navajo
- Thomas BanyacyaSelf - Interpreter for Traditional Hopi Leaders
- Peter WileySelf - Author
- Jesse HarrisonSelf - Navajo
- Donald RoeSelf
- Elsie PeshlakaiSelf
Dennis BanksSelf - American Indian Movement
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