Navajo Oral History of Baje Whitethorne Sr.

This documentary film was researched, photographed, edited and produced by students of Winona State University (Winona, Minnesota) and Diné College (Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation) during summer 2013.

It contains stories Baje Whitethorne Sr., told to the students during several hours of interviews about his life.

This documentary film is archived at the Navajo Nation Museum, Navajo Nation Library, Winona State University Library, and Diné College Library, and will be archived at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.

The film is part of the Navajo Oral History project, a multi-year collaboration between the Winona State University Mass Communication Department and Diné College– The official Tribal College of the Navajo Nation

Photo by Brett Gustafson of the Navajo Oral History project.

Baje grew up on the Navajo Nation and continues to include Navajo themes in his paintings and sculptures that have been exhibited in museums across the United States and around the world.

Photo by Brett Gustafson of the Navajo Oral History project

His interests are  storytelling and art. He says his artwork reflects his homeland and rich culture. He does landscapes and other paintings showing harmony of the Navajo way of life. Currently Baje resides in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Photo by Brett Gustafson of the Navajo Oral History project