Navajo Film Themselves

Navajos Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life on the Navajo Nation.[1][2] It was added to the United States National Film Registry[3] in 2002.[4]

Alta Kahn editing as her daughter Susie Benally looks on.

The films are:[5]

  • Intrepid Shadows directed by Al Clah
  • The Navajo Silversmith directed by John Nelson
  • A Navajo Weaver directed by Susie Benally
  • Old Antelope Lake directed by Mike Anderson
  • Second Weaver directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn
  • The Shallow Well Project directed by John Nelson
  • The Spirit of the Navajos directed by Maxine and Mary J. Tsosie

The series is also known as Through Navajo Eyes, due to a confusion with the book that follows.[6][7]

Original elements for these films are stored at the Library of Congress, Culpeper, Virginia.[8]

References

  1. ^Peterson, Leighton C. (2013). "Reclaiming Diné Film: Visual Sovereignty and the Return of avajo ilm hemselves". Visual Anthropology Review. 29 (1): 29–41. doi:10.1111/var.12002. ISSN 1548-7458.
  2. ^Pack, Sam (2013-01-01). "Uniquely Navajo?: The Navajo Film Project Reconsidered". Visual Ethnography. 1 (2): 1–20 – via academia.edu.
  3. ^"50 Years Later: Penn Museum Film Program Considers Renowned Native American Film Project "Navajo Film Themselves"". The Philadelphia Tribune. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  4. ^Silversmith, Shondiin (2013-01-24). "Summer of '66". Navajo Times. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  5. ^"Navajo Film Themselves, 1966". The Museum of Modern Art. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  6. ^"Navajo Film Themselves | Giving background to the 1966 film series". Penn Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  7. ^Sol Worth; John Adair (1975). Through Navajo Eyes: An Exploration in Film Communication and Anthropology. Internet Archive. Indiana University Press.
  8. ^"Films & Negatives | Navajo Film Themselves". Penn Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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