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Return of the Navajo Boy

Return of the Navajo Boy. Points of Debate and Discussion. Read and discuss with the students each of the following quotes from the film:. "The images show us as we were but we never got to say anything." —Elsie Mae Cly Begay when discussing Navajo Boy "I wonder how much money they got."

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Return of the Navajo Boy

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  1. Return of the Navajo Boy Points of Debate and Discussion

  2. Read and discuss with the students each of the following quotes from the film: "The images show us as we were but we never got to say anything." —Elsie Mae Cly Begay when discussing Navajo Boy "I wonder how much money they got." —Elsie Mae Cly Begay when discussing the fact that her family never received any money from the sale of postcards that pictured Cly family members "I wonder what it would be like if there were no tourists." —Lorenzo Begay when discussing the groups of tourists in Monument Valley "Like all Navajo women, my mom is strong and independent." —Lorenzo Begay when describing his mother

  3. Read and discuss with the students each of the following quotes from the film: "The government penalizes us for our traditions when they reject our claims." —Bernie Cly when discussing his health and government compensation "I lost culture, language and a way of life… ." —John Wayne Cly when talking about his life away from his Navajo family "This summer some White people came. They told me that they were returning my pictures. It was as if I were lost and finally found." —Jimmy Cly when describing how he felt upon the return to the family of Navajo Boy

  4. Activity: • Imagine that you are one of the members of the Cly family: • What should be done to make up for some of the mistreatment that your family has endured? • What do you feel are the most glaring issues that the Cly family face today? • How is the Cly family representative of all Native Americans in this country. Provide five different examples of how their story reflects the information in the packets that we viewed.

  5. Points of Debate • Should the lands, or at least portions of them, that were taken in violation of treaties be given back to the Native Americans, or should they be compensated? • Should Native Americans be encouraged to enter the mainstream of the society or stay somewhat isolated on the reservations, preserving what is left of their culture? • Is it time to dismantle the Bureau of Indian Affairs and allow Native Americans to go their own way? Is government assistance necessary? Do they need so called government protection from predatory practices?

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