Indigenous Movies

  • 2009
    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

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    What if you are made to feel ashamed when you speak your "mother tongue" or ridiculed because of your accent? "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i"...

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i
  • 2019
    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

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    Concerned about the declining health of people all around them, Native American women are sparking physical and spiritual rejuvenation through...

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit
  • 1970
    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

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    A film initially was released alongside an injunction granted from the BC court to Teal Jones, enabling them to forcibly remove forest protectors who...

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek
  • 2016
    Guachimontones, los límites del hombre y la naturaleza.

    Guachimontones, los límites del hombre y la naturaleza.

    Guachimontones, los límites del hombre y la naturaleza.

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    Guachimontones, los límites del hombre y la naturaleza.
  • 1954
    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

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    Casper the Friendly Ghost helps Little Feather go hunting.

    Boos and Arrows
  • 2019
    The Crying Fields

    The Crying Fields

    The Crying Fields

    02019HD

    A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing...

    The Crying Fields
  • 1983
    Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World

    Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World

    Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World

    01983HD

    A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of...

    Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World
  • 2020
    Anerca, Breath of Life

    Anerca, Breath of Life

    Anerca, Breath of Life

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    Markku Lehmuskallio has devoted a large part of his documentary work to the indigenous people of the Arctic Circle. In this latest film, co-directed...

    Anerca, Breath of Life
  • 2017
    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

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    Essence of Healing is a documentary exploring the life journeys of 14 American Indian nurses - their experiences growing up, their experiences in...

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses
  • 2024
    Tea Creek

    Tea Creek

    Tea Creek

    02024HD

    Against the backdrop of colonization and the climate crisis, Jacob Beaton, a passionate Indigenous entrepreneur, has embarked on a remarkable...

    Tea Creek
  • 1981
    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

    01981HD

    This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to...

    The Sand Island Story
  • 1978
    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

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    Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress...

    The Red Dress
  • 2004
    The Mushuau Innu: Surviving Canada

    The Mushuau Innu: Surviving Canada

    The Mushuau Innu: Surviving Canada

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    They are an Indian people who have suffered for many years. They were forced to live in unimaginable squalor. Houses not much better than cardboard...

    The Mushuau Innu: Surviving Canada
  • 2021
    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    02021HD

    What does blood have to do with identity? Kendra Mylnechuk, an adult Native adoptee, born in 1980 at the cusp of the enactment of the Indian Child...

    Daughter of a Lost Bird
  • 2024
    Munkha

    Munkha

    Munkha

    02024HD

    In the snowy heart of Yakutia little girl Nyukku embarks on her first Munkha, Sakha traditional fishing. Filled with excitement and armed with her...

    Munkha
  • 2021
    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    02021HD

    In less than 150 years, 97.3% of British Columbia's old growth forests have been logged. These ancient trees and their ecosystems have been lost...

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand
  • 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
  • 2020
    ᐊᕐᕕᑕᕐᓃᑦ

    ᐊᕐᕕᑕᕐᓃᑦ

    ᐊᕐᕕᑕᕐᓃᑦ

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    ᐊᕐᕕᑕᕐᓃᑦ
  • 2021
    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    02021HD

    A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her...

    Tantoo Cardinal
  • 2009
    Rio Uruçumirim

    Rio Uruçumirim

    Rio Uruçumirim

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    Rescue bridge of the Tupinambá de Uruçumirim village, headquarters of the Tamoia Confederation until 1567, when it was destroyed in a...

    Rio Uruçumirim