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Navajo/Diné CommunityCategory
Sponsored and Educational FilmsSummary
Overview of Navajo/Diné living conditions, amenities, boarding schools, women working in an Indian hospital, spinning wool and weaving, men building an irrigation system, silversmithing, sand painting, and more.Digital Heritage
Community
Navajo/Diné CommunityCategory
Completed Alternate Audio Narration, Sponsored and Educational FilmsSummary
Major themes covered: Daily life; rug weaving; social life; courtship; wedding customs; sheepherding; preparing food; harvesting corn; carding and spinning wool; rug weaving; trade; silverwork; social dances; constructing a hogan.Digital Heritage
Community
Navajo/Diné CommunityCategory
Completed Alternate Audio Narration, Sponsored and Educational FilmsSummary
A profile of Navajo/Diné social life, family structure, and culture. Activities shown: farming corn, sheep herding, preparing corn bread, children and family pets; weaving wool and yarn preparation, loom building, silversmithing, trading goods, and more.