It's amazing Spurlock is different from a lot of the reality shows on tv these days, especially for episodes like this. I enjoy his series a lot, but this episode meant very much to me. I've grown up between two small reservations and have worked for the tribe and the local casino and have seen both the upside and downside of this (for some tribes it is a blessing not only for economic development, but educational too, though from personal experience I've also seen how it can divide a tribe, i.e. most money going to the tribal council and not to those who are truly in need on the rez.)). I agree with other reviewers if he really wanted to see how isolated native culture has become in the US, there are many examples and it's horrible how it's just overlooked by the rest of society. Though, the navajo nation was a good place for him to at least get some idea of what many of our friends and family go through every day.
Some of my dearest friends and family members from the tribe who don't have a lot for themselves but have always helped me out when I've been in need, and no matter what someone says against them, I know that they're the best people in my life and I love them so much! :-)

i'm glad that spurlock had a touching experience with his surrogate navajo family, but this mini-documentary did not really show the true and awful plight of the 21st century native american. he SHOULD have gone to the Rine Ridge rez in SD, where alot of my family still lives. Then he would experience true rez despair...

You know, the problem with this whole thing about preservation of culture is that culture is flowing. The only reason why they had the cultures of the Navajo in the first place was because that was, well, modern culture.There's no reason to intentionally preserve culture and step aside from the world. Just let it all flow.

Watching this episode reminds me of so much of each time I go home and visit my relatives. All the facts are there. I am a Native America from within the Navajo reservation. It don't matter what part of it your from, it will be the same or even worst. I live far away from where I grew up and being able to see this episode brings that connection back to me. I am also a person of two tribes. Zuni Pueblo and Navajo. I only know very little about my Zuni culture and I grew up with my Navajo side. Growing up and learning about my culture was always around me. Even then learning the Language was even harder because there was a lot English influence was always . I am older now and I am having a hard time learning it but I haven't given up yet. Just like what was mentioned. It's a hard life with nothing. A lot of people complain in Large cities about how bad their poverty is. I say the average homeless person in theses places are very lucky to have anything when almost every Navajo has nothing at all, has to travel to get it, or has no way of getting there. Consider the city bum to be rich and wealthy...