Title |
Navajo Reflections on 9-11 |
Subject |
Interviews |
Creator |
Brundin, Jenny |
Media Rights Management |
Copyright KUER radio; University of Utah. All rights reserved |
Publisher |
Western Soundscape Archive; University of Utah |
Contributors |
National Public Radio |
Type |
Sound |
Format |
audio/mpeg |
Language |
eng |
Contributing Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
Description |
An audio portrait featuring sounds and music of Native American reflections on Sept. 11th and its aftermath. Discusses the pronounced silence of that day due to the lack of airplane over-flights and traffic noise |
Photo Rights Management |
NPR logo courtesy of National Public Radio. All rights reserved |
Note |
Notes from producer Jenny Brundin: This is an audio portrait of Native American reflections on September 11th and its aftermath. The piece opens with a striking image: On the morning of 9/11, Navajos looked into the sky and saw-- nothing. They heard only silence. Typically, airplanes are ubiquitous over the empty desert landscape. But to the Navajos who told me the story, it was the first sign that something was wrong. In the piece, I tried to capture Navajo thoughts on their lives, and on war and patriotism after September 11. I wanted to let Navajos share the spiritual and life lessons they gained from the tragedy. The portrait-- with no narration-- is steeped in sounds indigenous to the reservation, including Navajo music and the voices of sheepherders and artists, young people and elders. |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z32c0j |
Setname |
uu_wss |
ID |
1118128 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z32c0j |