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Broken Rainbow( 1985)

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There is no Word for Relocation in the Navajo Language; to Relocate is to Disappear and Never be Seen Again.

Overview

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter MacDonald

      Self - Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council

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      Dennis DeConcini

      Self - Senator, D-Arizona (uncredited)

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      Mae Horseson

      Self

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      Hosteen Nez

      Self

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      Jerry Kammer

      Self - Journalist & Author

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      Jane Biakeddy

      Self

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      Louise Benally

      Self

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      Alice Benally

      Self

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      Mo Udall

      Self - Congressman, D-Arizona

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      Fermina Banyacya

      Self - Hopi

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      Steve Tullberg

      Self - Indian Legal Resource Center

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      Helen Sekaquaptewa

      Self - Hopi

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      Tim Coulter

      Self - Indian Legal Resource Center

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      Nancy Evans

      Self - Navajo

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      Thomas Banyacya

      Self - Interpreter for Traditional Hopi Leaders

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      Peter Wiley

      Self - Author

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      Jesse Harrison

      Self - Navajo

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      Donald Roe

      Self

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      Elsie Peshlakai

      Self

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      Dennis Banks

      Self - American Indian Movement

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      Winona LaDuke

      Self

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      David Monongye

      Self - Traditional Hopi Leader

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      Manuel Lujan Jr.

      Self - Congressman, R-New Mexico

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      Gerald Ford

      Self (archive footage)

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      Roberta Blackgoat

      Self

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      Laura Nez

      Self

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      Chilson McCabe

      Self

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      Asdzáan Yazzie

      Self

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      Daniel Inouye

      Self - Senator, D-Hawaii (uncredited)

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      Barry Goldwater

      Self - Senator, R-Arizona (uncredited)

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      Martin Sheen

      Narrator (voice)

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      Buffy Sainte-Marie

      Translator's Voice (voice)

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      Burgess Meredith

      Historical Voice (voice)

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      Semu Haute

      Native Voice (voice)

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

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    Keywords

    • sheep
    • radiation
    • indigenous
    • arizona
    • native american
    • navajo
    • genocide
    • u.s. congress
    • forced relocation
    • native american reservation
    • colonialism
    • water pollution
    • coal
    • coal mining
    • birth defect
    • woman director
    • uranium
    • drilling lease
    • land dispute
    • american indian movement
    • american southwest
    • industrial pollution
    • radioactive waste
    • hopi
    • red power
    • tailings (mining)