Kinaalda: Navajo Rite of Passage

A Navajo filmmaker turns the camera on herself and her family as she documents the kinaalda, or coming of age ceremony, of her niece. Telling her own personal story, the filmmaker provides a rare insider’s look at Navajo culture and the complexities of growing up Navajo in contemporary times.

Streaming available at American Archive of Public Broadcasting

Director: Lena Carr

Run Time: 57 min

Release: 2000