Native American Movies

  • 2018
    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    02018HD

    From totem poles to language revitalization and traditional agriculture, host Chris Eyre (Cheyenne Arapaho) discovers the resilience of the Coast...

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish
  • 1921
    Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

    01921HD

    Left in the care of his half-breed brother, Buck, by his dying mother, Wallace Layson has no knowledge of his family history. His father, knowing...

    Across the Divide
  • 2006
    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You

    02006HD

    The collaboration between the Tanacross and Northway, Alaska communities and trained linguistic specialists from the Alaska Native Language Center to...

    K'anech'oxdekdiigh: I'm Not Going to Teach You
  • 2018
    Indian Rights for Indian Women

    Indian Rights for Indian Women

    Indian Rights for Indian Women

    02018HD

    Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights.

    Indian Rights for Indian Women
  • 2020
    Halpate

    Halpate

    Halpate

    02020HD

    Considered a staple of Florida tourism, alligator wrestling has been performed by members of the Seminole Tribe for over a century. As the practice...

    Halpate
  • 1996
    Different Lenses: The Photography of Edward & Asahel Curtis

    Different Lenses: The Photography of Edward & Asahel Curtis

    Different Lenses: The Photography of Edward & Asahel Curtis

    01996HD

    Documentary examines the different paths taken by brothers Edward & Asahel Curtis in their photographs of Northwest Indians and Yukon explorers, as...

    Different Lenses: The Photography of Edward & Asahel Curtis
  • 2020
    Oka, 30 ans après

    Oka, 30 ans après

    Oka, 30 ans après

    62020HD

    Thirty years after the Oka Crisis, a fragile peace remains in place between the Mohawks of Kanesatake and the other residents of the region. Rappers...

    Oka, 30 ans après
  • 2005
    Heads or Tails

    Heads or Tails

    Heads or Tails

    02005HD

    Four interlinking stories about a benign native american legend that has been distorted throughout the years into something much darker.

    Heads or Tails
  • 2014
    By Blood

    By Blood

    By Blood

    52014HD

    American Indians of African descent, or Freedmen, battle their own tribes and the federal government to regain their tribal citizenship. Witness how...

    By Blood
  • 1997
    The Land is Ours

    The Land is Ours

    The Land is Ours

    01997HD

    The Tlingit and Haida people of Alaska were confused by the idea of America “buying” the land they lived on from the Russians. They would...

    The Land is Ours
  • 2021
    Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

    02021HD

    A short film highlighting the epidemic of missing indigenous men and women who have gone missing in Bighorn County, Montana. It features several...

    Say Her Name
  • 2017
    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    02017HD

    African American soldiers throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries faced discrimination and segregation, yet many still chose to fight for their...

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier
  • 2007
    A Blackfeet Encounter

    A Blackfeet Encounter

    A Blackfeet Encounter

    02007HD

    Explores the only deadly clash between Native Americans and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, framed by the Blackfeet history and culture, the...

    A Blackfeet Encounter
  • 1990
    Yuma Crossing

    Yuma Crossing

    Yuma Crossing

    01990HD

    The story of the Yuma Crossing, the place where centuries of travelers crossed the Colorado River as told in a series of reenacted vignettes by...

    Yuma Crossing
  • 2020
    Somebody's Daughter

    Somebody's Daughter

    Somebody's Daughter

    02020HD

    Somebody’s Daughter focuses on higher-profile MMIW cases, some of which were raised during the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in December...

    Somebody's Daughter
  • 1970
    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    01970HD

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra
  • 2018
    Eagle Boy

    Eagle Boy

    Eagle Boy

    02018HD

    A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

    Eagle Boy
  • 2019
    Jewel’s Hunt

    Jewel’s Hunt

    Jewel’s Hunt

    02019HD

    Sixteen-year-old Jewel Wilson is the next generation in a long line of prolific Inupiat subsistence hunters in Unalakleet, Alaska. Her ability to...

    Jewel’s Hunt
  • 1997
    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

    01997HD

    Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves — Indian mascots and nicknames have historically been first draft picks in American...

    In Whose Honor?
  • 2016
    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    02016HD

    A documentary exploring the controversial use of blood quantum in determining Native American identity.

    Blood Quantum