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