An Indian Bible – American Indian Film Gathering

Film Details

Title: An Indian Bible
Year: after 1939
Duration: 0:10:14
Director: Wayne Davis
Writer: Wayne Davis
Producer: Arizona Western Pictures, Inc.
Narrator: Gayne Whitman
Sponsor: unknown (likely a Christian organization)
Audible: Good quality English narration.
Establishing Shot: Camera overlooks a desert setting. Two large saguaros can be seen at either side of the frame, multiple saguaros stand in the center background. Credits appear and then fade with the camera overlooking a traditional Akimel O'odham (Pima) homestead.
Native Languages Spoken: No native language
Noteworthy Elements: Images of petroglyphs (mistakenly called "hieroglyphics" by the narrator). Information about what some of the depictions mean to the Pima culture and creation story are incorrect and culturally insensitive. The narrator translates a native story for the audience as Norris tells it to Natashi, although we never hear the Pima language in this process.
Other: Some of the religious information is made to fit Christian doctrine without foundation in Native belief systems.

Tribes: Pima