Dubbing 'A Fistful of Dollars' to spread the Navajo language
The Navajo Nation Museum is bringing a newly voiced version of the classic spaghetti Western to the Navajo Nation.
Ravonelle Yazzie is not an actor. And prior to getting cast in the small, two-line part she'd never recorded a voice over, been in a studio, or even heard of foley work.
But she is fluent in Navajo.
And that, combined with her willingness to take direction "and just go for it" made her perfect for the part in the Navajo-dubbed version of the iconic spaghetti Western A Fistful of Dollars which will be shown in some theaters on the Navajo Nation reservation over the next month.
The film, which is called in Navajo, is the latest undertaking in a campaign by the Navajo Nation Museum to preserve the Navajo language, which, despite being the most widely
