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Dineh Nation: The Navajo Story
| Length: | 26 min |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Ages: |
High School College Adult |
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This powerful film, with its haunting Native American music, was filmed on the Sovereign Dineh Indian Reservation which stretches through parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Here the Navajo people have lived on vast deposits of oil, coal, and uranium. Their religion considers Mother Earth sacred and forbids them from exploiting her resources. But outside forces are at work, strip mining the coal and polluting the water. The sweet wells on Dineh land are drying up. This land has also suffered a uranium spill larger than that of Three Mile Island.Tens of thousands of Dineh were relocated. Others were fenced off from the land they worship.
The film emphasizes the spiritual essence of the Dineh, with their unique art forms, music, and original lifestyle.
The film emphasizes the spiritual essence of the Dineh, with their unique art forms, music, and original lifestyle.
"An important subject presented for discussion in school and libraries. Recommended." - Landers Film and Video Reviews
"Strongly recommended for collections geared toward U.S. history, civics or social problems." - School Library Journal
"Strongly recommended for collections geared toward U.S. history, civics or social problems." - School Library Journal
