Two tribal cops uncover a plot involving a lost fortune, an historical artifact and a mythical Coyote on a Navajo reservation.
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| Adam Beach | ... | Jim Chee | |
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Candice Costello | ... | Jen |
| Jimmy Herman | ... | Ashie Pinto | |
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Gary Kanin | ... | Judge |
| Wes Studi | ... | Joe Leaphorn | |
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Sheila Tousey | ... | Emma Leaphorn |
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Mark Kilburn | ... | Doctor |
| Alex Rice | ... | Janet Pete | |
| Graham Greene | ... | Slick Nakai | |
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Jill Scott Momaday | ... | Mary Keeyani |
| Keith Carradine | ... | John McGinnis | |
| Sheri Foster | ... | Blue Lady | |
| Jack Burning | ... | Hosteen Nakai | |
| Long Nguyen | ... | Huan Ji | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Jay Kennedy, FBI | |
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Two tribal cops uncover a plot involving a lost fortune, an historical artifact and a mythical Coyote on a Navajo reservation.
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navajo indian | police officer | native american | murder | indian reservation |Taglines:
Two Navajo cops race to unravel a dangerous web of myth, murder, and greed.Genres:
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16 November 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Leggende Navajo See more »Company Credits
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Ashie Pinto: You're Navajo. You know "hozho?"
Janet Pete: It means "order."
Ashie Pinto: "Harmony." The balance of all things. It's lost to me because of what I did. Do you think your law can give it back?
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Joe Leaphorn tracks FBI agent Jay Kennedy down at the Frontier Restaurant in Albuquerque, NM. See more »Goofs
When Chee initiates the felony stop of Ashley Pinto on the deserted road - no law enforcement officer would let the suspect turn and face him prior to putting the hand cuffs on. The suspect would be flat on his stomach, arm and legs spread and facing away from the officer before the officer would approach the suspect. See more »Quotes
Janet Pete: Mr. Pinto, your family wants you home.Ashie Pinto: You're Navajo. You know "hozho?"
Janet Pete: It means "order."
Ashie Pinto: "Harmony." The balance of all things. It's lost to me because of what I did. Do you think your law can give it back?
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My wife and I TiVo'd this and watched it yesterday. I'd been looking forward to seeing it since I first saw it advertised a month ago. I had no idea there was another made-for-TV movie using the same actors, and thought this was the first. I'm glad to hear it won't be the last.
Not having read the book, I thought this was a decent film, though it could have been better. While it's nice they cast real natives in the major roles, I thought it was pretty strange that not a single person looked Navajo. Given the huge number of people in this country with Navajo ancestry, I'm surprised Redford couldn't find one or two he thought could act well enough to carry a made-for-TV movie. And half the scenes didn't look to me like they were shot anywhere near the Navajo Nation, though I admit it's a big place that no one could know all of. Finally, too many of the characters came across as stereotypes. I've only read one Hillerman novel, so I don't know if that's due to the original novel or the screenplay or the directing.
All that said, it was a decent couple hours of entertainment, and I'll watch upcoming episodes, though I'm definitely not rushing out to buy the DVD.