Spurlock lives on Navajo land for '30 Days' show

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FARMINGTON, N.M. - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock lived without runningwater or electricity during the 30 days he spent with a family onthe Navajo reservation.
"It's like America's dirty little secret," he said. "There's a lotof things people don't know about, and the reservation is like aThird World country."
Spurlock stayed with the family of Deborah and Karl Dennison in ahogan - a traditional Navajo home - in Tohatchi for an episode ofthe FX series "30 Days."
The series is intended to open a window into someone else's lifeand share it, he said.
"It's to take people on this journey, to walk a mile in someoneelse's shoes, while promoting an idea of tolerance," said Spurlock,best known for his 2004 documentary "Super Size Me."
He told The Daily Times of Farmington that he hopes the episode will help peopleunderstand life on the reservation and to respect a culture that helearned to love.
Spurlock said he did not expect to be awakened at 5 a.m. daily tojog across the desert as he and Karl Dennison, a physical educationteacher, tried to race the rising sun.
Spurlock said he continues the morning runs, which free him up tofocus on his intentions for the day. "I don't beat the sun, but I'mpretty close," he said.
Spurlock said he participated in a Coyote Ceremony, spending hoursin a