Indigenous Movies

  • 2020
    El origen de las minas de sal de San Mateo

    El origen de las minas de sal de San Mateo

    El origen de las minas de sal de San Mateo

    02020HD

    The Chuj tell the story of three brothers and the reason behind the origin of the largest salt mines in San Mateo.

    El origen de las minas de sal de San Mateo
  • 2023
    Arc-en-noir

    Arc-en-noir

    Arc-en-noir

    02023HD

    Beatnik contemporary revival in the voice of a francophone queer métis gives voice to thoughts, desires, and struggles of a queer indigenous...

    Arc-en-noir
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    02015HD

    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 2021
    When Shadows Dance at Night

    When Shadows Dance at Night

    When Shadows Dance at Night

    02021HD

    Following her brother's death, Georgia, a young college student, returns home to her reservation only to find she's become the prey of a...

    When Shadows Dance at Night
  • 2016
    Batailles

    Batailles

    Batailles

    02016HD

    As night falls, Karen decides to leave the party where a friend is about to lose herself. A metaphor for life, this battlefield.

    Batailles
  • 2018
    Como Fotografei os Yanomami

    Como Fotografei os Yanomami

    Como Fotografei os Yanomami

    02018HD

    Como Fotografei os Yanomami
  • 1954
    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

    81954HD

    Casper the Friendly Ghost helps Little Feather go hunting.

    Boos and Arrows
  • 2022
    Mamuk Meshkanat

    Mamuk Meshkanat

    Mamuk Meshkanat

    02022HD

    Mamuk Meshkanat
  • 2024
    Anishinaabemowin

    Anishinaabemowin

    Anishinaabemowin

    02024HD

    Thea is an 8-year-old Ojibwe girl who is in the process of learning how to speak her traditional language from her mother.

    Anishinaabemowin
  • 2002
    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    02002HD

    Men and women of the !Kung people in Ojokhoe, Namibia perform healing dances by firelight. First we see men perform the giraffe dance, and then...

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance
  • 1981
    Witchers and healers

    Witchers and healers

    Witchers and healers

    91981HD

    Shot in Tuxtlas, Veracruz, this documentary exposes the ideological conceptions of witches, healers and patients, with respect to traditional...

    Witchers and healers
  • 2023
    Double M Country

    Double M Country

    Double M Country

    02023HD

    Carrie Davis was part of the child removal system near the end of the Sixties Scoop. With guidance from her uncle Emmett Sack and the community,...

    Double M Country
  • 2020
    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon

    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon

    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon

    72020HD

    The Amazon plays a vital part in regulating the planet's temperature. Yet, last year, forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon soared by 85 per...

    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon
  • 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

    02017HD

    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
  • 1918
    The Virgin of Guadalupe

    The Virgin of Guadalupe

    The Virgin of Guadalupe

    5.51918HD

    Lost short film about the encounter of Juan Diego with the Virgin of Guadalupe.

    The Virgin of Guadalupe
  • 2025
    On and On and On

    On and On and On

    On and On and On

    02025HD

    Albert Ward was a highly regarded Mi'kmaq Elder from Eel Ground First Nation and a very dear friend and teacher to my family. This recording was the...

    On and On and On
  • 2007
    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    72007HD

    This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a...

    First Stories: Two Spirited
  • 2018
    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii

    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii

    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii

    02018HD

    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii
  • 2023
    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    02023HD

    Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater.

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy
  • 2015
    Mother Tongue

    Mother Tongue

    Mother Tongue

    02015HD

    "Mother Tongue" chronicles the first time a documentary film about Guatemalan genocide in Guatemala was translated and dubbed into...

    Mother Tongue