Indigenous Movies
- 1983
When the Mountains Tremble
When the Mountains Tremble9.51983HD
A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta...
- 1972
History of Manawan - Part Two
History of Manawan - Part Two01972HD
Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...
- 2021
maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore
maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore52021HD
An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, following two people as they navigate their...
- 2017
Vanamagan
Vanamagan6.0482017HD
An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.
- 1970
The John Muir
The John Muir01970HD
Some people think John Muir was a hero. Others: not so much. The Adventure Brothers hike the famous John Muir Trail (a.k.a. Nüümü...
- 2005
Smudge
Smudge02005HD
This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These...
- 2015
Haida Gwaii: Restoring the Balance
Haida Gwaii: Restoring the Balance82015HD
The conflict over forestry operations on Lyell Island in 1985 was a major milestone in the history of the re-emergence of the Haida Nation. It was a...
- 2019
nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up
nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up8.32019HD
On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley's rural property...
- 2024
Praia da Saudade
Praia da Saudade102024HD
A documentary about climate change in Brazil, especially at Atafona Beach (in the Campos de Goytacazes region), which is being swallowed up by the...
- 2023
Thacker Pass: Mining The Sacred
Thacker Pass: Mining The Sacred02023HD
In Nevada’s remote Thacker Pass, a fight for our future is playing out between local Indigenous tribes and powerful state and corporate...
- 1993
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance7.41993HD
In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a...
- 2018
Amá
Amá02018HD
Amá is a feature length documentary which tells an important and untold story: the abuses committed against Native American women by the...
- 2024
The Stolen Valley
The Stolen Valley5.62024HD
To save her dying mother, a Mexican-Navajo mechanic bands together with an outlaw cowgirl to confront a corrupt landowner.
- 1993
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation91993HD
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the...
- 1965
Tarahumara (Further and farther)
Tarahumara (Further and farther)5.41965HD
An anthropologist goes to the mountains to study the problems of the indigenous people and finds out that they are being dispossessed of their lands.
- 1985
Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage
Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage01985HD
This very short film from the Canada Vignettes series documents the annual pilgrimage that members of Saskatchewan’s Métis Catholic...
- 2018
Edge of the Knife
Edge of the Knife6.82018HD
Island of Haida Gwaii, northern Canada, 19th century. During a fishing gathering, Adiits'ii commits an unfortunate act. Tormented, he runs away to...
- 2021
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy92021HD
Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...
- 1987
Dancing Around the Table, Part One
Dancing Around the Table, Part One01987HD
Dancing Around the Table: Part One provides a fascinating look at the crucial role Indigenous people played in shaping the Canadian Constitution. The...
- 2011
Eternal Ashes
Eternal Ashes4.52011HD
ETERNAL ASHES tells the story of a mother, Ana and her daughter, Elena. Although they are separated, in the space and time they remain united...