Indigenous Movies

2002
The Wind Is Blowing Through My Heart
The Wind Is Blowing Through My Heart
02002HD
A documentary about Áillohaš (Nils-Aslak Valkeapää), a musician, painter, and poet of the Sámi people in Finland.
1947
Los pueblos dormidos (por la Quebrada de Humahuaca)
Los pueblos dormidos (por la Quebrada de Humahuaca)
01947HD
Documentary about the kolla people living in North Western Argentina.
1983
Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World
Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World
91983HD
A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of...
2003
Chronique de Minganie (histoire du Canada d'un point de vue innu)
Chronique de Minganie (histoire du Canada d'un point de vue innu)
02003HD
2021
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...
1972
History of Manawan - Part Two
History of Manawan - Part Two
01972HD
Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...
2020
Kpaima
Kpaima
5.52020HD
Norma Kpaima's contribution to indigenous education is unique and urgent for neglected communities.
1968
The Ballad of Crowfoot
The Ballad of Crowfoot
6.81968HD
Released in 1968 and often referred to as Canada’s first music video, The Ballad of Crowfoot was directed by Willie Dunn, a...
2000
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
6.62000HD
The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the...
1983
Les six saisons des attikameks
Les six saisons des attikameks
01983HD
1993
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
91993HD
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...
1924
Felix Goes West
Felix Goes West
6.51924HD
Felix gets into trouble with a tribe of Indians out west, and is chased by a bear.
1989
Children of Wind River
Children of Wind River
01989HD
A film made by Victress Hitchcock and Ava Hamilton in 1989 on the Wind River Reservation for Wyoming Public Television.
2001
Kayapos (Raoni, le chef kayapo)
Kayapos (Raoni, le chef kayapo)
02001HD
1959
The Tahitian
The Tahitian
71959HD
A group of scientists are trying to stop a filaria epidemic spreading through a Tahitian population. They meet resistance in using western medicine...
2025
They are Sacred
They are Sacred
02025HD
Following young Anders and his father, Dr. Grant Bruno, of the Samson Cree Nation, this documentary gives viewers unique access to the world of an...
2015
O Retorno da Terra Tupinambá
O Retorno da Terra Tupinambá
6.12015HD
2018
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...
2018
Hasta el fin de Delfín
Hasta el fin de Delfín
02018HD
A few years ago the indigenous musician Delfín Quishpe uploaded a video clip on YouTube of his song Torres Gemelas without imagining the...
1987
Mark of the Hand
Mark of the Hand
01987HD
Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts...