“I am Navajo Dori,” said Benally. She was the voice of Dori in the Navajo translation of Pixar’s Finding Nemo. “Being able to speak my language and share my language on screen has just ...

Then came Finding Nemo in 2014. Two box office successes ... the movies had been dubbed into Navajo by voice actors from around the Southwest. The brainchild of Manuelito Wheeler, who directs ...

Popular movies like "Star Wars" and "Finding Nemo" are being dubbed in Navajo in efforts to promote the native language among children of the Navajo Nation.