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Canyon Song

2016 USA / Duration: 12 mins
Directed by: Dana Romanoff, Amy Marquis

Canyon de Chelly, located on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona, was once home to the Ancient Puebloans, who lived in the area for thousands of years and built sophisticated homes in alcoves tucked under the cliff walls.

In the winter of 1864, during a systematic campaign to force the Navajo people off their land, the U.S. military faced off against a holdout of Navajo people in Canyon de Chelly. The Navajo tried to escape by scaling the steep walls, but most were taken prisoner and forced to march 300 miles out of the canyon in a deep and bitter cold. The traumatic event is known in Navajo history as the “Long Walk.”

The Draper family is descended from participants in the Long Walk and eventually returned to the canyon. Today, young Tonisha Draper and her little sister, Tonielle, are learning Navajo traditions from their father. This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls. 

    • Dana RomanoffDirector
    • Amy MarquisDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Apr 22 2017Whistler Public LibraryWhistler, BC, CA
Apr 21 2017Evergreen Country Day SchoolEvergreen, COWebsite
Apr 19 2017Concordia University – Visual Arts Building – Room 114Montreal, QC, CA
Apr 18 2017Saint Mary's University – McNally Theatre AuditoriumHalifax, NS, CA
Feb 24 2017Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 24 2017Lensic Performing Arts CenterSanta Fe, NMWebsite
Jan 27 2017ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Jan 20 2017Rio Grande TheatreLas Cruces, NMWebsite
Jan 19 2017Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 6 2017Our Lady of the Snows CenterAlta, UTWebsite
Dec 10 2016Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH
Nov 11 2016Montrose PavilionMontrose, CO
Oct 20 2016Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 8 2016El Morro TheatreGallup, NM
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