1958 NAVAJO INDIANS DOCUMENTARY "BETWEEN TWO WORLDS" NATIVE AMERICANS 85284
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This 1958 color film shows the Navajo Nation of the 1960s, with a postscript from the 1970s (:13). It’s “A Line on America” film presentation of “A People Between Two Worlds” (:50), produced by Francis and Helen Line. This largest Indian tribe lives on a reservation mostly in Arizona into New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado (1:18). Sheep provides resources and an income (1:50-2:08). Most of the 15 million acres are too barren, mountainous, or heavily forested (2:10-2:34). Only 4 acres in 1,000 have enough moisture for crops (2:41). Life revolves around the hogan home and ancient customs (2:48-3:42). Trading posts provide a place to barter (3:43-4:00), including pawning turquoise jewelry, worn regardless of the task (4:01-4:22). A baby is shown on a cradleboard (4:25-4:34). In spring, wind creates sandstorms (5:14-5:30). In summer, flash flooding destroys roads and bridges (5:32-5:49). The roads are hard on buckboard wheels (6:11). A woman weaves a colorful patterned rug (6:36-7:04). New resources include oil pumps, natural gas wells, and uranium mines. Processing plants built at the edge of the reservation provide jobs and royalty payments (7:05-8:15). Students attend school (8:20-8:30). Report cards are often signed by a parent’s thumbprint (8:30-8:40). In response, the US government built elementary (up to 6th grade) boarding schools where children live for 9 months, such as at Shiprock (8:43-9:40). The government also built experimental trailer schools on the reservation with non-Navajo teachers (9:50-11:20). A bathroom trailer provides new experiences of running water, flush toilets, and toothbrushes (11:31-11:50). Before class, a breakfast of cold cow’s milk and biscuits is served (11:53-12:22); a happy lamb is bottle-fed (12:26-12:37); and the Pledge of Allegiance is given (12:40-12:52). The school teaches about the US government; health; prayer before a lunch that uses knives and forks; and gives out vitamins (12:53-13:35). They learn to read, speak, and sing English (13:36-13:54). A member of the Navajo Tribal Council visits the school, driving what may be a 1955 GMC Suburban carrier pickup truck (13:57-14:07). He talks to the classroom in Navajo, explaining the coming changes (14:09-14:20). An old Navajo woman is shown (14:45). The Postscript and Forecast (16:52) shows power lines across the desert providing electricity (16:59-17:12). Other changes include coin-operated laundries (17:20), shopping center supermarkets (17:27), a 1974 Navajo newspaper (17:33), water towers (17:39), and factories (17:44). The film predicts a population of 200,000 Navajos by the 1980s (341,128 at the 2015 census). The traditional hogan house stands in contrast to modern frame structures in housing communities (18:1-18:42). Roads are being paved and interstate highways built (18:51-19:00). The Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River provides new water resources via Lake Powell (19:23). Rainbow Natural Bridge and others (19:33-1944) provide tourist income. The Great Seal of the Navajo Tribe represents its new tribal government, often called the Navajo Nation (19:47-20:00). Strip mining for coal and power plant pollution bring issues (20:15-20:45). Public schools have been built, including the Rough Rock Demonstration School and a community college, both run by the Navajo (20:48-21:39).
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As a Navajo, I think it's nice to have this film available for studying history. It's not totally accurate but it was filmed a long time ago. Thanks for posting.
I always hate how the narrators of these movies always speak about us in a condescending manner. Our "old ways" were far more intact with the planet that any technology that has yet to be invented. We weren't cavemen and we weren't uncivilized, our minds were just not colonized, we were free.
No one ever called Indian people "cavemen". Just a different paradigm for seeing the world.
I love how your standing up for your people! As a Choctaw Native American, I can understand what your saying. Keep fighting the battle! Trust me, your words will affect people!
I am puzzled why you think the speaker was "condescending". I thought she (and "He", in the follow-up) were very respectful of the old ways. What exactly did you find offensive?
I'll *do my best* to explain the nonsense... barely 4 minutes into the video. I'm already seeing the "condescending" mentioned... Please note this is 60 years after the video was made. I'm not yet 50. Sooo I've seen a lot in life but not everything since or before this video. (trying to be objective)
That said, The woman, to this point (under 4 minutes) is doing a HORRIBLE job of immersing the viewer into the actual life of Navajo people... Even back then, narrators were better actors than this woman.
They could (should) have hired a person who was more passionate about the script - which back then was probably a "no-way" situation. That being said, (and not knowing for sure the narrator is white) white folks always understand stuff better coming from a white person - true about many -isms and general human experience.
with the chosen voice used, the narrator would have made a better story talking *about* Navajo people instead of trying to come off *as* one telling a personal story. It sounds like BS from every angle the way she's speaking.
This documentary?? is more entertaining for *them* than it is a learning experience.
Further... the Navajo existence is downplayed from the start, saying for instance, that they live on some "VAST" amount of land. I'm not Navajo and my gut is screaming out "B**CH, Native American land spanned coast to coast before your ppl F**KED 'em out of it. What they have now is miniscule in comparison to where they should be."
So yeah, I'm feeling the condescending manner already. Downplaying the conditions, downplaying the richness there was, and making it sound like they were *given* something by their oppressors... and making it less obvious to other white folks - likely children - that their forefathers are actually oppressive, overbearing, violent, and narcissistic thieves.
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This makes me so sad, I'm not Native American ... But the whole world robbed them of everything... I'm all about history and the truth and no one knows the truth any more about these poor people... They lost their land, their tribes, their heritage, so many lost their cultures.... History is lost.. And nothing could be more sad... The white man greed, if they wanted something they just took it....
So much of what people have done in history literally makes me sick.... So many groups of people have been treated so horrible....
If you knew your history and present you would know it is not just white man's greed, you sound racist...
@@oneofakind5668 Agreed
That’s funny.. I’m Navajo and I don’t feel robbed of anything. I have every opportunity to be successful just as the next person. People want us as Natives to feel victimized by the “World”, but that could be further from the truth. I see Navajos as business owners, entrepreneurs, teachers, doctors and the dreaded politician. So do not feel sorry for me or my fellow Navajos. We busy feeling and living Blessed.
@@tonyynot6151 Well stated.
I worked vendor routes (Holsum, Hostess, Bridgford, Sparkletts) on the Navajo (Dine') Nation and Hopi areas from the 1990s to 2000s. My clients ranged from elders still living in the hogan to 'professionals' living in homes that could be found in any city or town of the U.S. as well as to most of the tribal and business offices. The people (Dine') were as diverse as any with those content to 'take it easy', those motivated to succeed in the world by traditional , modern, or a combination of means, and all between.
I miss my Dine' and Hopi friends and clients.
Ya' at' eeh from 'Breadman'.
Only imposters are mostly left on those reservations and if you're there idc if you get mad the real thieves kept everything and you ppl there are not my ppl y'all invaders and imposters why would mutts let the real indigenous keep the reservations those white ppl wasn't nice and y'all creamy MFS all this shit get on my nerves Control greed
I'm indigenous them reservations are not that's the thieves rape victims left on that massacred mess all ova the earth
Woah. The positive light they're painting the boarding schools is fascinating. I appreciate watching films like this that haven't been censored...shows the TRUE thinking of the time.
Much damage done by the 'well intentioned'.
Our people and our land are beautiful!!
This is how ive imagined my father growing up. This is the exact decade my father was grew up on the rez. He'd always tell us about riding his horse to school and back home as a kid. Although he had a hard childhood for many reasons. A couple being that his parents struggled with alcoholism and werent present most of his childhood and a school system that held low expectations for navajo students.
He grew up to be a great father. He didnt drink alcohol and was always present for every accomplishment all his kids made. I could go on about what a great man he was but he passed away from cancer a few years back, some people suspect uranium mines played a role.
Aside from the cringe narration, I do appreciate that the video gave me the chance to have a glimpse of my fathers childhood days.
It's down right propaganda..
My grandma was whoop for speaking Navajo and this narrator goes to say a NTC member speaks to them in navajo... What contradictory
Exactly 💯 my grandma from 1912 told me about her life and the shit was awful I hated to hear her speak about it
I was five years old then, makes them 64-65. White man speak with fork-tongue.
Navajo people need to film a reaction video... playing this to people who were there during this time and much younger as well. Such BS.
There is an internet project run by Jennifer Jenkins at the University of Arizona where these films are being re-done with new narration by Native Americans. See: www.movingimagearchivenews.org/tribesourcing-the-american-indian-film-gallery/
I spent time in Dine territory in the 90s, and so much of the "Old ways" were still intact. Hogans, sheep herding, pick up trucks, bad roads, etc. Obviously, the first narrator was highly patronizing, but that was a style at the time. I read a children's book about the Dine, written at about the same time, talking about the strange but wonderful things he experienced.
And, many of them still worked for the coal industry. Which has turned out to be just a little less toxic than the uranium the industry. Strip mining was still happening. And, they were, and are still stuck between worlds.
I worked vendor routes (Holsum, Hostess, Bridgford, Sparkletts) on the Navajo (Dine') Nation and Hopi areas from the 1990s to 2000s. My clients ranged from elders still living in the hogan to 'professionals' living in homes that could be found in any city or town of the U.S. as well as to most of the tribal and business offices. The people (Dine') were as diverse as any with those content to 'take it easy', those motivated to succeed in the world by traditional , modern, or a combination of means, and all between.
I miss my Dine' and Hopi friends and clients.
I'm half Navejo Indian and the way our culture is spoken of is sick they make it seem as if we are some of the poorest and irrelevant
This is cultural Genocide. I hate how they tried to portray Navajo culture as "ancient old ways" like it was a bad thing. The only thing they forgot to say was" White Americans are the saviours and you owe us some gratitude". They should also talk about why the population was so low. Talk about truth and stop spreading lies.
Yes. They are scared that we might take the helm.
Took those kids from their homes to force them to sing "land of the pilgrims pride" smh
To the victors
@@exacerbatedfellow1236 roman saying. Shows your condescendtion.
Boarding schools.
I like watching these old videos to see the beauty of the desert as it once was. The Navajo had survived long before the Europeans arrived So I don’t think of their lifestyle as being primitive.
The Navajo Nation is more than just 'desert' and looks mostly as it did centuries ago.
The pilgrim's song. Of course it's dubbed but I've noticed such kinds of voices in old videos. The kind of voice that Helen Keller had.
🐑☀️🌵☀️🌽☀️🐑✨✨✨. Thanks for sharing I love the. Navajo nation....✨✨🦅
Oh my GOD this woman seems to just love the sound of her own voice... it's freaking HORRIBLE. One more job eliminated from someone who could have benefitted and had their personal story shared.
EVIDENCE OF SLOW GENOCIDE on PEOPLE'S CULTURAL WAYS from the LOST EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT'S UNEQUALITY REGULATIONS & POLICIES, But NOW WE THE PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE SPEAK & COMUNICATE ON SAME LANGUAGE...SO STAND UP SPEAK UP FOR HUMANITY WAYS........... silent prayer
“America’s largest Indian Tribe” she already messed up. we prefer Native Americans. better yet, Navajo/ Diné people
Old school we call ourselves Dine'/Navajo is an "N" word to me..
Well this is 60 years old... theydjdnt even have the term Native American then
@@PhaseSkater
Bingo.
I plan to make a major change for our people, who's with me. Dm serious inquiries only.
Right here
@Selah7 ✊🏽
@@navajorezathlete1202 ✊🏽
What kind of major changes exactly haha?
thank you very much , so cool land , I do enjoe , thank you
What a treat 😍, this was. It's helping form a picture for a tale I'm writing ✍
Our land oriental is around all four sacred mountains which is now new Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado that is our territory to we still call it our mountains within without in our prayers heart stories and songs that all came with us we all teaching to this day we remember our stories and places we belong to together great respect of taking care for great purposes of blood lines one first and foremost important to Dine and is growing into healthy lifestyle mean Dine means keeping growing up into new generation generations generational that's who we are the creator promise people ❤ love you all Dine foot steps in life trails home our mother earth 🌎 spaceship and spaceship songs we have within without still being us we❤❤❤
9 months away from tradition?
They look 😊 an wealthy in livestock. Determine to be independent in their own way! Despite the hardship they went through. Thriving never complaining! Proud to be Dine😊! We came a long way!
I have to do project about this. This is lies.
this feels like propaganda
Still going on today
The government low-key runs every thing on the Navajo nation still haha.
9 months kids are away from their parents. That is so harsh. Really sad.
Rich white kids do it all the time.
The dates in that description are all over the place.
So beautiful, the landscape and lifestyle reminds me of Southern Palestine and Jordan.
For 1 ton of coal they mined from Black Mesa our people got 5 cents. We got cheated in the end everyone thought we were a rich tribe. The uranium gave our people cancer one of my grandmas worked in the uranium mines she died as a result💧
Peabody Coal.
I dont get nothing from royalies.. Our navajo council are the worst theives playing Washington
You try negotiating a coal lease for the benefit of all Dine without knowing the language in which the contract is written. And dealing with a two timing lawyer who swindled both the Hopis and the Navajo. This is why you always exercise your right to vote.
Can state felons vote in tribal elections?
@@caseysmith1275
I know someone who does.
I know right?they buying allotted lands from us saying land is useless..paying us pennies then surprise they find oil on it.. original owners get nothing
This Documentary is nice with information.. ..my dad told me stories similar to this
Ugh this tape was so cringe like ughhhh. The kids look unhappy.
This is still our history and tryna justify it or whatever aint gonna change our people to do better now..
Unless that kid is born into riches and greater elders..
Me? I was raised poor and raising my kids unpoor like but aye?
Im open ears when it comes to Navajo Knowledge
I'm writing a book for our people, its about financial education, im making it very simple to understand, no fancy unnecessary words like how the council try to talk and act educated
Old Arrow Calisthenics would love to read your book. 👍🏼
AHO!!!!!
"Navajo's walk in beauty, don't litter"
Royalties
We're also taught to be mindful and respectful to the culture just be weary, of everyone and everything. It's a great battle that still lives it is a tug of the 🌎 apart from people who are constantly being torn apart. It is conflicting. It is nice to see a film but people are not we can not possibly imagine just how much in the 🌎 that we far have yet to see.
10indians have watched so far
Are those pyramids in the back ground
MY UINONS WAS BROKEN...
Damn, that mutton fat bread looks good!
Fry bread.
Great for 'Navajo tacos' with honey and powdered sugar.
This hurts its like i am going to someone house and doing like a boss in their home they will fight for sure to protect their home thats the white men
Noh vah hoes? Its Dine
The comments to this video make me sad. The video made many references to the conflicts between the old and new Dine' life. And remember this was 60 years ago! Listen to today's educators, and you would think that there was no respect for the ancient ways back then, but I see a good deal of respect for ancient ways in this video. I live in Arizona and I work with the Dine'. I don't believe that the comments to this video reflect the calm, hardworking, and eternal values of the People.
Most people commenting didn't likely grow up through all this and have been taught anger. My parents hardly ever spoke negatively about what they experienced and only passed on enduring stories about all the mischief they or others got into. My great grandfather taught my mother that way so she doesn't pass bitterness onto her children or grandchildren. He said the past is best left in the past and its poison to carry on past wrongs to future generations.
Anger is normal, its a part of the healing and enlightenment experience, once you're past the anger you learn understanding and peace
I'm not a "treaty Indian" im the new breed, the ones that defend to the death if necessary but on the other hand knowledge and teaching our own people is how the war is won
I worked vendor routes (Holsum, Hostess, Bridgford, Sparkletts) on the Navajo (Dine') Nation and Hopi areas from the 1990s to 2000s. My clients ranged from elders still living in the hogan to 'professionals' living in homes that could be found in any city or town of the U.S. as well as to most of the tribal and business offices. The people (Dine') were as diverse as any with those content to 'take it easy', those motivated to succeed in the world by traditional , modern, or a combination of means, and all between.
I miss my Dine' and Hopi friends and clients.
Giving children cows milk when they're not used to it. Lactose intolerance. Poor children.
I feel like I'm caught in between two worlds right now
I'm the next navajo nation leader
Should use her Narration on the White People today in the United States , how they are becoming a minority and no longer being in power. NATIVE INDEPENDENCE!!!
Bullshi* propaganda.
The first American Inhabitants kept a record on metal plates. Part of these ancient writings were translated & published in the Book of Mormon.
Propaganda, get a life Mormon enemy. Yes we have tablets, but we would never give that information to you. You just try to replace ours with yours. Stooge
Also tablets with what? You think we write things down? What do you think petroglyphs for? All that would be on their, would be drawings.
Fred That's a lie out the bowels of hell!
You're talking out of your hat.
When other people Tell your story , they tell it the way the want! Many ppl around the world have suffered the same fate a the American Indian.
a s s i m i l a t i o n is done,, they (u.s.) have killed the Injun ,, and created a "lost" man,, or even some of us díne who are so full of pride,, We love to hate one another over jealousy , im rich your poor mindset.
Man you hit it on the head !!I hate that Dine' against each other..where is the ke'h??we are like the loafs around the fort Indians now,waiting for a hand out!!
Right, thats the worst, right now we're all being equalized by the covid-19, it'll humble us
This is all BS!!!
IM MEXICO THE INDIAN NO IN RESERVATION.
They speak as if the Navajo have always been living on that small strip of reservation land. Americans love to white wash
You are 100% correct.
@@PeriscopeFilm I'm happy with 25% correct, but 100%, wow
"Small strip"?
Not all Native American peoples shared the same fate.
The Navajo Nation comprises about 25,000 square miles. It is essentially the same land they occupied prior to existence of the United States.
West Virginia has less area, as do nine other U.S. states.
The land mass of the Navajo (Dine') Nation is larger than that of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island combined with nearly 7,000 square miles to spare.
@@-oiiio-3993well it started as a small rectangle and grew when the navajos population grew to big for the space so they moved the border A bit bigger to keep them in the reservation ,it wasn't until mid 1920s that they were allowed off the reservation freely.before that they couldn't leave so the best way to keep the tribe inside was to expand their borders bit by bit. Also their old territory was a lot bigger.they got the worst spot of their own territory
Wake up
They l00ks like mexican tribes(huichles, taraumaras,0t0mies,mixtec0s)😮
Yeah, but we migrated down from the north. Far from being Mexican. I don't see any resemblance to the tribes down south (Mexico).
Way different culture and lifestyles.
How disingenuous that the narrators use “we” and “our” to pretend to represent the Navajo people. Just a yt, hope I heard that right
What a load of crap...
Another condescending narrative. So Caucasian centric.
We agree. Essentially there were decades of film production that were along the lines you describe. This is an historical artifact -- and evidence.
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