Broken Rainbow

Broken Rainbow

🎞️ Movie 70 min US
โ˜… 6.7 /10 1985

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

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.

Cast

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Narrator
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Translator Voice
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Historical Voices
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Laura Nyro
Self
Self
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Dennis DeConcini
Self
Self
Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Self
Self
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Rick Krizman
Composer
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Fred Myrow
Composer
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Laura Nyro
Composer
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Baird Bryant
Cinematographer
Frederick Elmes
Frederick Elmes
Cinematographer
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Victoria Mudd
Cinematographer
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Tony St. John
Cinematographer