Directed by Fox Maxy • 2022 • United States
In this exuberant, densely layered pop-culture collage, artist Fox Maxy reflects on her relationship to home, the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians reservation in Southern California.
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Directed by Arlene Bowman • 1985 • United States
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White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men
Directed by Terry Macy and Daniel Hart • 1996 • United States
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Miss Navajo
Directed by Billy Luther • 2007 • United States
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