Helen Sekaquaptewa

Acting

Oraibi, Arizona, USA

2 movies

Biography

Helen Sekaquaptewa (1898-1990) was a Hopi Mormon homemaker, matriarch and storyteller, best known for her as-told-to memoir, 'Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewa', which was compiled by her friend Louise Udall based on Sekaquaptewa's recollections.

🎬 Helen Sekaquaptewa's Filmography

2 movies sorted by popularity

5.8

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

Broken Rainbow

1985

9.0

A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi — a farmer, a religious elder, a grandmother, a painter, a potter, and a weaver — speak about the preservation of the Hopi way. Their philosophy of living in balance and harmony with nature is a model to the Western world of an environmental ethic in action.

Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World

1983