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Cast
Martin Sheen | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Buffy Sainte-Marie | ... |
Translator Voice (voice)
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Burgess Meredith | ... |
Historical Voices (voice)
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Laura Nyro | ... |
Self (voice)
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Mark Andrews | ... |
Self
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Ruby Askie |
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Violet Bikadie |
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Dennis DeConcini | ... |
Self
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Gerald Ford | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Barry Goldwater | ... |
Self
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Grandfather Semu Haute | ... |
Native Voice (voice)
(as Semu Huate)
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Daniel Inouye | ... |
Self
(as Daniel K. Inouye)
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Winona LaDuke | ... |
Self
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Manuel Lujan | ... |
Self
(as Manual Lujan)
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Mo Udall | ... |
Self
(as Morris Udall)
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Directed by
Victoria Mudd |
Written by
Maria Florio | ... | (written by) and |
Victoria Mudd | ... | (written by) |
Lisa Sonne | ... | () |
Produced by
Roslyn Dauber | ... | producer |
Maria Florio | ... | producer |
Victoria Mudd | ... | producer |
Music by
Rick Krizman | ||
Fred Myrow |
Cinematography by
Baird Bryant | ||
Frederick Elmes | ||
Victoria Mudd | ||
Tony St. John | ||
Joan Weidman |
Editing by
Maria Florio | ||
Victoria Mudd |
Editorial Department
Joseph | ... | color timer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thom Tyson | ... | second unit director |
Sound Department
Trevor Black | ... | sound |
Johanna Demetrakas | ... | sound |
Hali Paul | ... | sound |
Haline Paul | ... | sound |
Jim Rossolini | ... | sound |
Alan Splet | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
Music Department
Paul Apodaca | ... | composer: theme music |
Paul Apodaca | ... | composer: theme music |
Additional Crew
Mickey Cottrell | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Earthworks (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Filmpac Distribution (1987) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Direct Cinema Limited (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (sound re-recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Examines the history leading to the passage of P.L. 93-531, in 1974, to force the relocation of 10,000 Diné (Navajo) from Hopi land. Behind the scenes, argues the film, it was all about mining rights as Peabody Coal used the Hopi tribal council through its attorney, John Boyden, to evict Diné families who had lived in peace with Hopi people for centuries. As context, the film discusses the Long Walk, arbitrary reservation boundaries, the advent of Indian schools, the formation of compliant tribal councils, excavation contracts for coal, uranium, oil and natural gas that paid impoverished tribes pennies on the dollar, and the apologetics of elected officials, including Mo Udall.
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