First Nations Movies

  • 2016
    Cree Code Talker

    Cree Code Talker

    Cree Code Talker

    02016HD

    CREE CODE TALKER reveals the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles 'Checker' Tomkins during the Second World War. Digging deep into the US...

    Cree Code Talker
  • 1993
    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    7.41993HD

    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...

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
  • 2021
    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    82021HD

    After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal status as a First Nations woman. Dedicating her life to activism, she campaigned to have...

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
  • 1970
    Healing the nation

    Healing the nation

    Healing the nation

    01970HD

    Healing the Nation follows community members of the Toronto-based Aboriginal Healing Program as they rediscover their culture to heal from unresolved...

    Healing the nation
  • 2021
    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    92021HD

    Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
  • 2017
    Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier

    Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier

    Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier

    02017HD

    Sensationalized in the media as a high profile catfishing case involving an NBA superstar and an aspiring model, Shelly Chartier was portrayed as a...

    Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier
  • 2023
    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    02023HD

    WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

    WINHANGANHA
  • 2020
    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    02020HD

    A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language alive while broadcasting the laws of the lands and...

    Nuxalk Radio
  • 2022
    Ghosts

    Ghosts

    Ghosts

    02022HD

    Three Kiowa boys attempt to escape a government boarding school in 1891, Oklahoma.

    Ghosts
  • 2019
    Haida Modern

    Haida Modern

    Haida Modern

    02019HD

    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....

    Haida Modern
  • 2020
    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    02020HD

    This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status
  • 1970
    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    01970HD

    Discover the endless highway in British Columbia where over 40 indigenous women and girls (by unofficial estimates) have disappeared since the 1970s.

    Highway of Tears
  • 1966
    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't

    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't

    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't

    01966HD

    A coyote adopted by an old Navajo, Delgado, thinks he is a sheepdog, though he is not accepted by the other dogs of the area.

    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't
  • 1969
    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

    01969HD

    A Seminole Indian captures a falcon on its yearly migration, but it yearns to be free.

    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon
  • 2002
    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    02002HD

    Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), Memories of Earth takes viewers on a journey...

    Memories of Earth
  • 1981
    Māori

    Māori

    Māori

    01981HD

    This 1981 NFU film is a tour of the contemporary world of Aotearoa’s tangata whenua. It won headlines over claims that its portrayal of...

    Māori
  • 2000
    Hollow Water

    Hollow Water

    Hollow Water

    82000HD

    This documentary profiles the tiny Ojibway community of Hollow Water on the shores of Lake Winnipeg as they deal with an epidemic of sexual abuse in...

    Hollow Water
  • 2024
    Host

    Host

    Host

    02024HD

    An artist leads his Infection Procession to the water.

    Host
  • 2019
    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    82019HD

    The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
  • 2019
    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    02019HD

    When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s...

    Now Is the Time