First Nations Movies
- 2008
Our Spirits Don't Speak English
Our Spirits Don't Speak English02008HD
Told from the Native American perspective, this documentary will uncover the dark history of the U.S. government and will give a voice to the...
- 2007
Totem: Return and Renewal
Totem: Return and Renewal82007HD
In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the...
- 1944
Totems
Totems01944HD
For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of...
- 1986
Ikwe
Ikwe11986HD
A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her...
- 2016
Cree Code Talker
Cree Code Talker02016HD
CREE CODE TALKER reveals the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles 'Checker' Tomkins during the Second World War. Digging deep into the US...
- 1974
Shokee, the Everglades Panther
Shokee, the Everglades Panther01974HD
A Seminole boy spending the summer alone in the Everglades as a rite of passage helps a lost panther cub survive, but the village does not welcome...
- 2025
Saints And Warriors
Saints And Warriors02025HD
Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their...
- 2007
First Stories: Two Spirited
First Stories: Two Spirited72007HD
This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a...
- 1969
You Are on Indian Land
You Are on Indian Land8.51969HD
The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal...
- 1987
Foster Child
Foster Child31987HD
Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child. An important figure...
- 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...
- 1975
The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims
The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims01975HD
"A documentary film which looks at the issue of British Columbia Native land claims and how the aboriginals link their culture to the land, which has...
- 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...
- 2009
Kissed by Lightning
Kissed by Lightning02009HD
Mavis Dogblood is a Mohawk painter from Canada haunted by the tragic death of her husband, who was hit by lightning. She paints the stories he used...
- 2017
Our People Will Be Healed
Our People Will Be Healed5.72017HD
Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what action-driven decolonization looks like in Norway House, one of...
- 2023
Double M Country
Double M Country02023HD
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,...
- 2023
Soleil de nuit
Soleil de nuit72023HD
During a training exercise in an abandoned open-pit mine, a crew of Canadian astronauts are interrupted by an Atikamekw elder, who asks them to...
- 2020
(Re)Claiming Indian Status
(Re)Claiming Indian Status02020HD
This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...
- 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...
- 2019
Haida Modern
Haida Modern02019HD
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole, Robert Davidson has come to be regarded as one of the world’s foremost modern artists....