
Broken Rainbow (1985)
5.7|5 May, 1985|70 min
There is no Word for Relocation in the Navajo Language; to Relocate is to Disappear and Never be Seen Again.
5.7|5 May, 1985|70 min
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Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.
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)
Casts
Peter MacDonald
Self - Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council
Dennis DeConcini
Self - Senator, D-Arizona (uncredited)
Mae Horseson
Self
Hosteen Nez
Self
Jerry Kammer
Self - Journalist & Author
Jane Biakeddy
Self
Louise Benally
Self
Alice Benally
Self
Mo Udall
Self - Congressman, D-Arizona
Fermina Banyacya
Self - Hopi
Steve Tullberg
Self - Indian Legal Resource Center
Helen Sekaquaptewa
Self - Hopi
Tim Coulter
Self - Indian Legal Resource Center
Nancy Evans
Self - Navajo
Thomas Banyacya
Self - Interpreter for Traditional Hopi Leaders
Peter Wiley
Self - Author
Jesse Harrison
Self - Navajo
Donald Roe
Self
Elsie Peshlakai
Self

Dennis Banks
Self - American Indian Movement

Winona LaDuke
Self
David Monongye
Self - Traditional Hopi Leader
Manuel Lujan Jr.
Self - Congressman, R-New Mexico

Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)
Roberta Blackgoat
Self
Laura Nez
Self
Chilson McCabe
Self
Asdzáan Yazzie
Self

Daniel Inouye
Self - Senator, D-Hawaii (uncredited)

Barry Goldwater
Self - Senator, R-Arizona (uncredited)

Martin Sheen
Narrator (voice)

Buffy Sainte-Marie
Translator's Voice (voice)

Burgess Meredith
Historical Voice (voice)
Semu Haute
Native Voice (voice)
Crews
Victoria Mudd
Director
Josh Rushton
Color Timer
Maria Florio
Editor
Victoria Mudd
Editor
Maria Florio
Producer
Victoria Mudd
Producer
Laura Nyro
Songs
Joan Weidman
Cinematography
Jim Rossolini
Sound Recordist
Joanne D'Antonio
Additional Editing
Claude Duvernoy
Assistant Editor
Vivien Hillgrove
Music Editor
Robert Fitzgerald
Assistant Editor

Lisle Herbert
Assistant Editor
Rick Krizman
Original Music Composer
Roslyn Dauber
Associate Producer

Tommie Smith
Associate Producer
Eve Goldberg
Additional Editing
Trevor Black
Sound Recordist
A. Michelle Page
Assistant Sound Editor
Teresa Book
Post Production Supervisor
Paul Apodaca
Original Music Composer
Thom Tyson
Assistant Director
Clyde Smith
Sound Recordist
Robin Gerber
Assistant Editor
David Lebrun
Additional Editing
Michael Anderson
Cinematography
Maria Florio
Music Supervisor

Ali MacGraw
Production Consultant
Sesumu Tukunow
Sound Recordist

Alan Splet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frederick Elmes
Cinematography
Victoria Mudd
Cinematography
Haline Paul
Sound Recordist
Mina Lansa
In Memory Of
Tony St. John
Cinematography
Bill Yahraus
Consulting Editor

Johanna Demetrakas
Sound Recordist
Lisa Sonne
Additional Writing
Pam Pierce
Additional Writing

Alan Splet
Sound Editor
Greeley Wells
Title Designer
William Hooper
Assistant Editor

Johanna Demetrakas
Consulting Editor
Fred Myrow
Original Music Composer
Baird Bryant
Cinematography
Lenora Hill
Translator