Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the government-enforced relocation of thousands of Navajo Native Americans from their ancestral homes in Arizona. The Navajo were relocated to aid mining speculation in a process that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. The film features Martin Sheen (narrator), Buffy Sainte-Marie and Burgess Meredith. The title song was written by Laura Nyro, the theme music was composed by Paul Apodaca, with other original music by Rick Krizman and Fred Myrow. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

"Doesn't this Washington ever wake up?" - Navajo woman

Directed by
Victoria Mudd

Writing credits
Maria Florio (written by) and
Victoria Mudd (written by)
Lisa Sonne

Cast (in credits order)

Martin Sheen ... Narrator (voice)

Starring Buffy Sainte-Marie ...

Burgess Meredith ... Historical Voices (voice)

Laura Nyro ... Herself (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Andrews ... Himself
Ruby Askie
Violet Bikadie
Dennis DeConcini ... Himself

Gerald Ford ... Himself (archive footage)

Barry Goldwater ... Himself
Grandfather Semu Haute ... Native Voice (voice) (as Semu Huate)
Daniel Inouye ... Himself (as Daniel K. Inouye)
Winona LaDuke ... Herself
Manuel Lujan ... Himself (as Manual Lujan)
Mo Udall ... Himself (as Morris Udall)

Produced by
Roslyn Dauber .... producer
Maria Florio .... producer
Victoria Mudd .... producer

Original Music by
Rick Krizman
Fred Myrow

Cinematography by
Baird Bryant
Frederick Elmes
Victoria Mudd
Tony St. John
Joan Weidman

Film Editing by
Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thom Tyson .... second unit director

Sound Department
Trevor Black .... sound
Johanna Demetrakas .... sound
Hali Paul .... sound
Haline Paul .... sound
Jim Rossolini .... sound
Alan Splet .... sound editor
Alan Splet .... sound re-recording mixer

Editorial Department
Joseph .... color timer

Music Department
Paul Apodaca .... composer: theme music
Paul Apodaca .... composer: theme music

Other crew
Mickey Cottrell .... publicist (uncredited)