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Robert Wright (
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Michael’s new book,
Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation
.
0:45
Michael: “Rez ball” is defined by speed and fluid movement
.
12:36
What life is like on the Navajo reservation
.
17:39
The syncretism of traditional and Christian religion among the Navajo
.
27:02
The waning of traditional Navajo culture and belief
.
34:30
Why leaving the reservation can be so difficult
.
40:59
What the basketball team means to the players and their families
.
46:18
Has commercialization made sports better?
.
55:49
The preposterous state of bigtime college sports
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64:20
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Michael’s new book, “Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation”
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