Techqua Ikachi is the story of Land and Life told by Hopi Elders.
Grandmother Carolyn Tawangyama is also in the film, which was made in 1989.
The film is in two parts and has subtitles in English.
Hopi elders in the village of Hotevilla (Arizona) relate the story of their people’s history. As witnesses themselves, they tell about their peaceful resistance against the American government’s ex¬propriating their land and depriving them of their rights. The film shows the beauty of their culture, putting its threatened existence into a global perspective. This unique document of both current and historical images is a plea for the dignity of all peoples and for ecological balance on this earth – a legacy of lasting political relevance.
Documentary, 89 min
by James Danaqyumptewa, Anka Schmid, Agnes Barmettler
Switzerland, 1989