Leighton Peterson, Bennie Klain; a co-production of TricksterFilms and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT), with funding provided by CPB.
Austin, TX
Collected and highly valued throughout the world, Navajo rugs have been the subject of many aesthetic, scholarly, and popular studies. This film tells the story of Navajo rug weavers and their role within the global market economy. Through interviews and oral histories, it gives an intimate look at current dilemmas facing Navajo weavers, as well as the relationship between weaving and family relations.
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Independent Television Service (ITVS), San Francisco, California—ITVS is the private, not-for-profit organization created in 1991 to serve as the independent production service that CPB is directed by statute to fund as a re-granting organization, fostering the development of independent producers and production organizations.