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

Alta Kahn editing as her daughter Susie Benally looks on.

The films are:

  • 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.

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

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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