Miss Navajo

Miss Navajo / produced & directed by Billy Luther ; a co-production of Billy Luther and the Independent Television Service, in association with World of Wonder Productions.

Reveals the inner beauty of the young women who compete in the Miss Navajo Nation beauty pageant. Not only must contestants exhibit poise and grace as those in typical pageants, they must also answer tough questions in Navajo and demonstrate proficiency in skills essential to daily tribal life: fry-...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Independent Television Service, World of Wonder (Firm), Cinema Guild
Other Authors: Frazier, Crystal (online participant.), Steinberg, David Benjamin (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, [2007]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Miss Navajo Nation (Beauty pageant)
Beauty contests > New Mexico.
Beauty contestants > New Mexico > Interviews.
Navajo women > Competitions.
Navajo Indians > Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
customs (social concepts)
Beauty contestants
Beauty contests
Manners and customs
Navajo Indians > Social life and customs
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah > Social life and customs.
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
New Mexico
documentary film.
Documentary films
Internet videos
Interviews
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Documentaires.
Vidéos sur Internet.
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Summary:Reveals the inner beauty of the young women who compete in the Miss Navajo Nation beauty pageant. Not only must contestants exhibit poise and grace as those in typical pageants, they must also answer tough questions in Navajo and demonstrate proficiency in skills essential to daily tribal life: fry-bread making, rug weaving and sheep butchering. The film follows the path of 21-year old Crystal Frazier, a not-so-fluent Navajo speaker and self-professed introvert, as she undertakes the challenges of the pageant.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (53 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:00:53:32
Awards:Won 2007 ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival Honorable Mention, Best Documentary
Production Credits:Director of photography, Gavin Winn ; editor, Mike Rysavy ; music composed by David Benjamin Steinberg.
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Physical version record.

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