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Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
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(Credited cast) | Martin Sheen | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | Buffy Sainte-Marie | ... | Translator Voice (voice) |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Historical Voices (voice) |
| Laura Nyro | ... | Herself (voice) |
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| Mark Andrews | ... | Himself |
| Ruby Askie | ||
| Violet Bikadie | ||
| Dennis DeConcini | ... | Himself |
| Gerald Ford | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Barry Goldwater | ... | Himself |
| Grandfather Semu Haute | ||
| Daniel Inouye | ... | Himself (as Daniel K. Inouye) |
| Winona LaDuke | ... | Herself |
| Manuel Lujan | ... | Himself (as Manual Lujan) |
| Mo Udall | ... | Himself (as Morris Udall) |
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I can't believe I'm the first person to comment on this 1985 Oscar winning doc, it should be seen by every American. The depth of the tragedy inflicted on the Navajo to this very day by the US Government through the BIA is hard to comprehend. The Euro-American race has long proved its prowess in human rights violations, but there is a particular cruelty in its methods against the Navajo and Hopi nations, who they tried to set against each other in order to pillage the incredible wealth under the land and poison it in the process. It could certainly be construed as torture, with shots of BIA bulldozers destroying even the desert vegetation to deprive the people of their food and medicine. When they could have given them much more than the peanuts (2 to 3% of the value of all that coal, gas, oil, and uranium!!!) and given them a few mesas on which to live their old dignified ways. Which is all they ever really wanted. Exploited for their beautiful weaving and jewelry too, ripped off, people!
The documentary is nearly perfect in execution, with wonderful narration by Martin Sheen and character voices by Buffy St Marie and Burgess Meredith(!). And a special treat for Laura Nyro fans, she wrote and sings an original song, a beautiful piece that weaves in and out of the film. Please watch it.