''Navajos Film Themselves'' is a series of seven short

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s which show scenes of life on the

Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native American reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah; at roughly , the ...

. It was added to the United States

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in 2002.

The films are: * ''Intrepid Shadows'' directed by Al Clah * ''The Navajo Silversmith'' directed by John Nelson * ''A Navajo Weaver'' directed by Susie Benally * ''Old Antelope Lake'' directed by Mike Anderson * ''Second Weaver'' directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn * ''The Shallow Well Project'' directed by John Nelson * ''The Spirit of the Navajos'' directed by Maxine and Mary J. Tsosie The series is also known as ''Through Navajo Eyes'', due to a confusion with the book that follows. See ''Through Navajo Eyes: An exploration in film communication and anthropology.'' (1972) by John Adair and Sol Worth, (with an introduction by Richard Chalfen in the 1996 edition). 978-0826317711 Original elements for these films are stored at the

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