Navajo Indian Life

 
Director: 
unknown
Writer: 
unknown
Production Date: 
1939
Producer: 
unknown
Narrator: 
None, silent film
Run Time: 
0:10:25
Sponsor: 
unknown

Establishing shot: view of Monument Valley, in the distance
Named locations: Arizona; Monument Valley; Colorado River; New Mexico.
Major themes covered: Silent film shows the world of the Navajo Indians in Northern Arizona, their work and leisure, children and adults
Native activities shown:  Riding a burro; Displaying jewelry; Posing for the camera; Preparing a cradleboard; Planting crops; Grinding corn; Preparing food; Eating a meal; Silversmithing.

Individuals Named 
Native language spoken:
Audible:  silent/color
Noteworthy elements:  
Other notes: Great shots of different molds for casting silver (00:09:50-00:10:12)

 

--MIkel Stone, 2012