NAVAJO INDIAN LIFE

Duration: 16min

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Bell & Howell Company

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: Filmed on the Arizona reservation. An Indian is seen riding a donkey. Then views of the Indians and the country. A close-up of an old Indian woman and of a child. A close-up of some of the jewelry that they are wearing. A woman straps her baby to its baby board and a woman straps food and cooks it. A group eating. A close-up of the little Indian baby. Sandstone silverwork—bracelets, rings and other ornaments. Planning of watermelon. Indians are shown working in the fields. "Intimate and interesting glimpses into the lives of the Navajo Indians of the semi-desert area of Northern Arizona. Nice color and composition of photography. Interesting sequence on silver casting." California

Complete Record: Dewey number: 970.1 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c-adult Producer note: Guide Format/cost: 16-si-color-$60; rent $3 Distributors / rental: University of Arizona, Extension Division color-$1.50; State Department of Education, Baton Rouge loan

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946