Strangers To The Gods

The Elders at Big Mountain on the Dine Reservation have been resisting forced relocation to make way for mining companies to strip mine their ancestral homeland, for over three decades.

This short film is part of what I filmed on my first visit to the Land in 2007.

For more info on issues around Big Mountain, visit: http://blackmesais.org/

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• resistance
• native
• american
• coal
• multinational
• companies
• traditional
• culture
• dine
• navajo

[SandaKolar]

Thank you lionsrose.

Here is another film I made on my second visit:

vimeoDOTcom/811819

[SandaKolar]

The Vimeo link is in fact vimeo dot com /8118190

[SandaKolar]

The translation was done by a trusted friend of mine and Pauline's. I didn't have the budget to pay him for a proper translation, so I used what I had, with permission.

As a bilingual person myself, I totally understand the issues associated with translation and always make sure the true essence of what is being said gets translated.

[Thyagidas]

Wonderful! I was so glad to see Pauline again, with whom I stayed with in 1997 helping on the cornfield as she would call me crazy sometimes, for not knowing how to do something!

Much gratitude to Pauline Whitesinger, with whom i learned a good deal!

Aho Matakiase

Thyagi Das

[yazziedex]

Great video and thanks for sharing. I enjoy learning from the elders. They always inspire me. I'm away from home but someday I will return and It will be a wonderful day.

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I think you should let her talk 1st then after that u can translate after what she says!!I think it would be sweet like that caz i want to no what her story is and what to here what shes satin!!

[lionsrose]

I just saw a short film about Pauline at the American Indian Film Festival here in SF. I loved Pauline but I thought the film fell short in terms of giving historical background-- yours fills in all the blanks! Thank you so much for sharing it.

[RyanPleune]

The resistance is meaningful and valuable to me - Thank you.

[Unpromoted]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[xotzinome]

thank you SandaKola :) . . . . this is good it's good to let them all know

[navajodorkboythef]

i thought this vid was awesome. translation were good and im sure that is what she was trying to get across to people. Nice!