Indigenous Movies

  • 1977
    Cree Way

    Cree Way

    Cree Way

    01977HD

    This short documentary examines an innovative educational program developed by John and Gerti Murdoch to teach Cree children their language via Cree...

    Cree Way
  • 2009
    Little Thunder

    Little Thunder

    Little Thunder

    02009HD

    This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend "The Stone Canoe" explores Indigenous humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves...

    Little Thunder
  • 2015
    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    82015HD

    RESIST; The Unist'oten's Call to the Land is a short documentary that was filmed in the summer of 2013 on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory, 1000 km...

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land
  • 2019
    MONTAÑAS

    MONTAÑAS

    MONTAÑAS

    02019HD

    Bolivia's Climbing Cholitas - a group of indigenous women scaling the Andes Mountains, some of the highest peaks in the world. Shot in Bolivia for...

    MONTAÑAS
  • 2025
    Mundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish Women

    Mundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish Women

    Mundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish Women

    02025HD

    Using the camera as a weapon to defend their ancestral land in Brazil, three women of the Daje Kapap Eypi audiovisual collective lovingly record...

    Mundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish Women
  • 2020
    Centaura

    Centaura

    Centaura

    02020HD

    Two indigenous tribes invoke the god of love, Rudá, to come and celebrate the rite of love. They believe that this god lives in the clouds and...

    Centaura
  • 1985
    Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage

    Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage

    Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage

    01985HD

    This very short film from the Canada Vignettes series documents the annual pilgrimage that members of Saskatchewan’s Métis Catholic...

    Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage
  • 1970
    Pîtoteyihtam

    Pîtoteyihtam

    Pîtoteyihtam

    01970HD

    In the Plains Cree language, “pîtoteyihtam” means “one who thinks differently”. Among various indigenous peoples,...

    Pîtoteyihtam
  • 2015
    Crash Site

    Crash Site

    Crash Site

    02015HD

    After her parents' death, Kaley must move from the reserve to the city to live with her older sister. After an argument, Kaley runs away to return...

    Crash Site
  • 1970
    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    01970HD

    Herlinda Augustin is a Shipibo healer who lives with her family in Peruvian Amazonia. Will she and other healers be able to maintain their ancient...

    Voices That Heal
  • 2021
    Lo que hizo Luna

    Lo que hizo Luna

    Lo que hizo Luna

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    Oral legend of the Amazonian nationality Secoya del Ecuador. Tells the story of Ñañe (the moon) and how it created the world.

    Lo que hizo Luna
  • 1970
    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    01970HD

    A film initially was released alongside an injunction granted from the BC court to Teal Jones, enabling them to forcibly remove forest protectors who...

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek
  • 1970
    Qimmik

    Qimmik

    Qimmik

    01970HD

    Qimmik
  • 1970
    Resilience

    Resilience

    Resilience

    01970HD

    Resilience is dedicated to those whose lives have been fragmented by intergenerational trauma, but who wish to break the cycle.

    Resilience
  • 1968
    Travelling College

    Travelling College

    Travelling College

    01968HD

    Travelling College
  • 1970
    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    01970HD

    "A short documentary amplifying what I witnessed this past long weekend. I hope this film helps spread the word about the importance of the Fairy...

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!
  • 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
  • 1998
    Amarok's Song - The Journey to Nunavut

    Amarok's Song - The Journey to Nunavut

    Amarok's Song - The Journey to Nunavut

    01998HD

    In this feature-length documentary, three generations of the Caribou Inuit family come together to tell the story of their journey as Canada's last...

    Amarok's Song - The Journey to Nunavut
  • 1991
    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá

    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá

    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá

    01991HD

    Poetic rescue of the memory of our Tupinambá ancestors. Considered extinct in the 16th century. The film has the testimony of Verá...

    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá
  • 1970
    The John Muir

    The John Muir

    The John Muir

    01970HD

    Some people think John Muir was a hero. Others: not so much. The Adventure Brothers hike the famous John Muir Trail (a.k.a. Nüümü...

    The John Muir