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Directed by Ted B. White Produced by The Bureau oF Indian Affairs. Navajo Consultant: Rudolph Russell. Script Writter: Robert Magril. Navajo's Appearing in the Film: Mary Rose Lather, Mark James, Jean Mahkee, June Nakai, Patrick Gatewood, Emerson Skeets, Alan Clah. Title designers: Elroy Drake and Thomas J. Gamble. Shot list: Caucasian woman speaking to the viewer. Shot of State Street in Chicago Illinois, a temperature/time sign, the front of the International Harvesting Company. Shot of the City from above. Shot of "Santa Fe" billboard showing "The Chiefs Are Still Chiefs - Chicago, Texas, California" with a picture of a Native American Chief. Shot of a Coca-Cola sign. Shots of a park, train, waterfountain, various buildings, and of cars and people on the streets. Native Navajo girl places a vinal record on the record player. Native Navajo man welds two pieces of metal together. Elderly Navajo woman cleaning surgical instruments. The same elderly woman walking home. When she reaches her house, she cooks diner, turns on and sits infront of the television. Back to the City. Back to a home. A mid-aged Navajo woman cooks, and displays pictures and other nicknacks on her mantel to the camera. The mid aged Navajo woman then walks to work. Back to a home. A Navajo family of three boys, three girls and mom and dad read together. Shots of dad working at Belke MFG. Co. Shots of various men working at Nickey Chevrolet. The caucasin woman from the beginning of the film speaks for a few more minutes. A Navajo man speaks for a few moments.