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Released in 1985, Navajo Talking Picture is one of the earliest and most controversial works of Native cinema. It is a documentary by Los Angeles filmmaker Arlene Bowman, who travels to the Navajo reservation to record the traditional ways of her grandmother in order to understand her own cultural heritage.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Series Editor's Introduction

Introduction

1. A Brief History of Celluloid Navajos

2. Navajo Filmmaker

3. Reaction

4. Intent

5. Ethics

6. Native Ground

7. Final Thoughts

Navajo Talking Picture Production and Distribution Information

Notes

Further Reading

Index

Navajo Talking Picture

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      Publisher: MQ - University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: 7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780803238411, 978-0803238411
      ISBN10: 080323841X
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      Social and cultural history Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Released in 1985, Navajo Talking Picture is one of the earliest and most controversial works of Native cinema. It is a documentary by Los Angeles filmmaker Arlene Bowman, who travels to the Navajo reservation to record the traditional ways of her grandmother in order to understand her own cultural heritage.

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations

      Acknowledgments

      Series Editor's Introduction

      Introduction

      1. A Brief History of Celluloid Navajos

      2. Navajo Filmmaker

      3. Reaction

      4. Intent

      5. Ethics

      6. Native Ground

      7. Final Thoughts

      Navajo Talking Picture Production and Distribution Information

      Notes

      Further Reading

      Index

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