A Navajo DocumentaryTo Walk in Beauty...Again is a documentary that follows the journey of Ryan Begay, a Navajo veteran and filmmaker living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as he returns to the Navajo Nation in hopes of re-connecting to people, place, language, and traditional knowledge. It is a story about courage and the importance of language and culture, as well as the relationships in our lives.
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PeopleGreater understanding of K'e' (family relationships)
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PlaceSignificance of the land and how it informs
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LanguageRevitalization for future generations
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Ryan Begay
Dine Veteran and Filmmaker
Dine Veteran and Filmmaker
Ryan Begay grew up in the town of Flagstaff, AZ, a Navajo nation "border town." While he was raised with the Navajo culture around him, not having the ability to speak the Navajo language detached him from understanding Navajo-centered ways of knowing. After high school, he left the boundaries of his homeland and enlisted in the Air Force. His interest in film grew and a new career path emerged. During all of this, Ryan rarely made trips back to the Navajo Nation. The feeling of being lost and disconnected is too great to ignore. His major motivation for this project are his two children, Magdalena and Nathaniel.
The Community Learning Network
The Community Learning Network is a New-Mexico-born and locally-based grassroots 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization born out of this communal intention and global need. We are a web of real-people in real-places who work together to provide extraordinary real-life learning experiences that inspire responsible, respectful, relational living and that will deepen the way you look at life...and the world.
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Walk in Beauty...Again
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a documentary of re-connection and restoration.
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