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Navajo is a 1952 American fictional drama film directed by Norman Foster. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: for Best Documentary Feature (although it's not a documentary) and Best Cinematography. The Academy Film Archive preserved Navajo in 2012.
Navajo: Directed by Norman Foster. With Francis Kee Teller, John Mitchell, Mrs. Kee Teller, Billy Draper. A young Navajo Indian boy is caught up in the conflict of cultures when he rejects the white man's school. Told in semi-documentary style.
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- Drama
- Norman Foster
- 1952-02-12
Sep 28, 2021 · A Navajo boy stoically endures hardship, hunger and the death of his family. He is taken away to attend a white man boarding school and escapes but is pursued to the ancient...
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2 days ago · 20 Essential Indigenous Movies From North America. For over a century, Native Americans have been the objects of film, their likeness projected onto screens, capturing the world’s attention with...
Mar 16, 2024 · This film follows a Navajo boy fleeing the boarding schools. He is caught, forced to attend, given a white name, his hair cut off, must wear western clothing, and is forced to become culturally...
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Windtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo, starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, and Christian Slater. It is based on the real story of code talkers from the Navajo nation during World War II.
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At the Navajo Indian Reservation in northeastern Arizona, Bartlett received the approval of the tribal council allowing members of the tribe to act in the film. Most of the film was shot at the reservation, Canyon de Chelly, Death Canyon and the trading post of Chinlee.
