Navajo Boy Reaction Paper Music & World Cultures Write a 1-2 page response (not a summary, points will be deducted if the paper is all summary and no commentary) on the movie, attaching the completed cover sheet described below. Tell me what you thought and learned by watching the movie. Below are some ideas to get you started. Papers will be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin. In the course of your response I would like you to address: Describe Navajo culture and history (i.e. explain their worldview as shown in the film) Explain what else you learned from the film, what your reactions were to it, how it made you feel, etc. What did you learn about the importance of culture, family, and music in Native American society? In addition, please choose at least 1 of the following ideas to discuss. You do not have to cover all of them if you do not want to but you must cover at least one of these prompts: What would be difficult about John Wayne’s return to his family and culture? What would he have lost? How would you feel in his situation? What would you be without your culture? What are the ethical responsibilities of a filmmaker when discussing a minority population such as this one? Do you feel the film treated the population fairly and respectfully? Why or why not? Do you think a film like this could impact the tribe? If so, is it a positive or negative impact? Discuss the impact of tourists and Hollywood on the Navajo way of life. Ideas to get you started: What are the pros and cons of tourism? Has this helped preserve Navajo culture? Has Hollywood produced an accurate representation of Navajo culture? Was the tribe fairly dealt with while filming was occurring? Discuss the government’s treatment of the Navajos, in particular those featured in the film. Ideas to get you started: How do you feel about uranium mining and the impact it has had on their land? How would you feel if something like this happened to your family? Is it ok for the government to mine the Navajo’s sacred land in the interest of national security? The paper will be worth 30 points. COVER SHEET/CHECKLIST I, __________________, attest that the attached assignment includes each of the elements listed below: □ (Mandatory): Description of Navajo culture □ (Mandatory): Explanation of what else you learned from the film □ (Mandatory): _________________________________ (Identify which item(s) from the second list you addressed by number. You must pick at least one.)