Indigenous Movies

  • 2022
    Closeness to the Land

    Closeness to the Land

    Closeness to the Land

    02022HD

    In 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning, Gazala purchased land in western Ohio, on which sits a disused school building. This site allowed her to...

    Closeness to the Land
  • 2008
    Two villages, one single walk

    Two villages, one single walk

    Two villages, one single walk

    102008HD

    With no Forest left to hunt and no land to cultivate, the Maby-Guarani depend on the sale of their handcraft to survive. Three young Guarani...

    Two villages, one single walk
  • 1994
    Hands of History

    Hands of History

    Hands of History

    71994HD

    This documentary follows four female First Nations artists—Doreen Jensen, Rena Point Bolton, Jane Ash Poitras and Joane Cardinal-Schubert are...

    Hands of History
  • 2020
    Mother River

    Mother River

    Mother River

    02020HD

    In a remote Peruvian city, lives Honorata Vilca, an illiterate woman of Quechua descent who sells candies more than 20 years ago, with the rain will...

    Mother River
  • 2006
    The Hills of Disorder

    The Hills of Disorder

    The Hills of Disorder

    7.22006HD

    Carapiru is a member of one of Brazil's remaining indigenous peoples, living in harmony with nature and making wise use of the local flora and fauna....

    The Hills of Disorder
  • 2018
    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    02018HD

    The Great Lakes and connecting waterways have remained the center of traditional and contemporary economies for centuries. Meet the Ojibwe and a...

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island
  • 2009
    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)

    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)

    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)

    3.82009HD

    A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to another world in this fantastical true Tsilhqot'in story.

    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)
  • 1971
    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    01971HD

    Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually...

    As Long as the Rivers Run
  • 1981
    La propia gente

    La propia gente

    La propia gente

    9.51981HD

    This documentary is comprised of three shorts: 'El Afinque de Marín' that follows the musicians of the group Madera. 'Yo hablo a Caracas'...

    La propia gente
  • 2021
    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    82021HD

    After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal status as a First Nations woman. Dedicating her life to activism, she campaigned to have...

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
  • 2006
    Finding Dawn

    Finding Dawn

    Finding Dawn

    02006HD

    Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh presents a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and...

    Finding Dawn
  • 1970
    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    01970HD

    Nóouhàh-Toka’na, known as swift fox in English, once roamed the North American Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Like bison,...

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na
  • 2018
    Nuuca

    Nuuca

    Nuuca

    72018HD

    In this evocative meditation, a disturbing link is made between the resource extraction industries’ exploitation of the land and violence...

    Nuuca
  • 2008
    That Lazy Boy

    That Lazy Boy

    That Lazy Boy

    62008HD

    Atzimba is going to marry Jose. Her father sends his future son-in-law to take care of various duties. But the young man's cleverness doesn't do a...

    That Lazy Boy
  • 1970
    Yellowtail

    Yellowtail

    Yellowtail

    01970HD

    Yellowtail is the story of a young Native American cowboy searching for meaning as his chaotic lifestyle begins to wear on him both physically and...

    Yellowtail
  • 2009
    Savage

    Savage

    Savage

    02009HD

    On a summer day in the 1950s, a native girl watches the countryside go by from the backseat of a car. A woman at her kitchen table sings a lullaby in...

    Savage
  • 2022
    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages

    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages

    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages

    02022HD

    By retracing the mixed heritage of First Nations peoples and Quebecers, painting a modern portrait, and sketching a human geography, this film helps...

    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages
  • 2021
    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    92021HD

    Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
  • 2011
    On Hold

    On Hold

    On Hold

    02011HD

    Between the city and the countryside, the subtle and modern forms of slavery unfold. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to...

    On Hold
  • 2020
    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    02020HD

    This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status