First Nations Movies
- 2009
Savage
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On a summer day in the 1950s, a native girl watches the countryside go by from the backseat of a car. A woman at her kitchen table sings a lullaby in...
- 2024
Our Maternal Home
Our Maternal Home82024HD
Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to...
- 1972
History of Manawan - Part Two
History of Manawan - Part Two01972HD
Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...
- 2015
Mobilize
Mobilize5.92015HD
A journey by canoe into the city creates a dynamic interconnection between natural and urban spaces, in this evocative short set to a hypnotizing...
- 2012
Smoke Traders
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Smoke Traders is an inside look at the world of the Mohawk tobacco trade.
- 1980
Takeover
Takeover01980HD
About Aborigines and Australian politics. On 13 March 1978 the Queensland Government announced its intention to take over management of the Aurukun...
- 2004
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii02004HD
Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process...
- 2016
The Price of the Prize
The Price of the Prize02016HD
First Nations fight to end grizzly bear trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai'xais and Gitga'at...
- 1998
Okimah
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This documentary focuses on the goose hunt, a ritual of central importance to the Cree people of the James Bay coastal areas. Not only a source of...
- 1944
People of the Potlatch
People of the Potlatch01944HD
The Indigenous peoples of northern British Columbia still hunt and fish, using a combination of traditional ways and modern equipment and techniques...
- 2000
The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters02000HD
For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...
- 1970
Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal01970HD
A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her...
- 2018
Indian Rights for Indian Women
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Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights.
- 1986
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child01986HD
This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...
- 2022
The Pretendians
The Pretendians82022HD
Anishinaabe author Drew Hayden Taylor investigates how — and why — Indigenous identity, culture and art are being appropriated by those...
- 2018
Carriberrie
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Narrated by award-winning actor and dancer David Gulpilil, Carriberrie guides audiences across a stunning array of iconic Australian locations and...
- 1993
Blockade
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"Blockade" takes place in the mountains and valleys of northern British Columbia, at the heart of the boldest aboriginal land claims case to...
- 1964
Haida Carver
Haida Carver01964HD
On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film...
- 2020
Our Law
Our Law102020HD
At Western Australia’s first Indigenous-run police station, two officers learn language and culture to help them police one of the most remote...
- 2021
Le grand solstice
Le grand solstice02021HD