Broken Rainbow
There is no Word for Relocation in the Navajo Language; to Relocate is to Disappear and Never be Seen Again.
1985 | 70m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Victoria Mudd |
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| Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona. | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 1985 |
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| Director: | Victoria Mudd |
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| Keywords | indigenous, radiation, arizona, sheep, navajo, native american, genocide, u.s. congress, forced relocation, native american reservation, colonialism, water pollution, coal, coal mining, birth defect, uranium, drilling lease, land dispute, american indian movement, american southwest, industrial pollution, radioactive waste, hopi, red power, tailings (mining) |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 20, 2026 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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) |
| Name | Job |
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| Victoria Mudd | Director, Editor, Cinematography |
| Josh Rushton | Color Timer |
| Maria Florio | Music Supervisor, Editor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ali MacGraw | Production Consultant |
| Sesumu Tukunow | Sound Recordist |
| Alan Splet | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor |
| Frederick Elmes | Cinematography |
| Haline Paul | Sound Recordist |
| Mina Lansa | In Memory Of |
| Tony St. John | Cinematography |
| Bill Yahraus | Consulting Editor |
| Johanna Demetrakas | Sound Recordist, Consulting Editor |
| Lisa Sonne | Additional Writing |
| Pam Pierce | Additional Writing |
| Greeley Wells | Title Designer |
| William Hooper | Assistant Editor |
| Fred Myrow | Original Music Composer |
| Baird Bryant | Cinematography |
| Lenora Hill | Translator |
| Name | Title |
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| Maria Florio | Producer |
| Victoria Mudd | Producer |
| Roslyn Dauber | Associate Producer |
| Tommie Smith | Associate Producer |
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