Indigenous Movies

  • 1954
    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

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    Casper the Friendly Ghost helps Little Feather go hunting.

    Boos and Arrows
  • 2023
    The Voice of Water

    The Voice of Water

    The Voice of Water

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    A healing and poetic essay on our intergenerational relationship with water.

    The Voice of Water
  • 2016
    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

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    This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls.

    Canyon Song
  • 2009
    Vistas: Red Ochre

    Vistas: Red Ochre

    Vistas: Red Ochre

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    Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up...

    Vistas: Red Ochre
  • 2019
    Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

    Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

    Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

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    When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their...

    Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country
  • 1970
    Grey Horse

    Grey Horse

    Grey Horse

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    Samuel Grey Horse, an Indigenous equestrian from Austin, Texas, is known for rescuing horses from being put down. After a riding accident lands him...

    Grey Horse
  • 2006
    Finding Dawn

    Finding Dawn

    Finding Dawn

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    Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women...

    Finding Dawn
  • 2023
    The Delightful One

    The Delightful One

    The Delightful One

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    In the form of a poetic love letter to its nation, this short film reveals a strong community and the anchoring of the new generation in this rich...

    The Delightful One
  • 2025
    My Grandmother’s Tipi

    My Grandmother’s Tipi

    My Grandmother’s Tipi

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    “Nuuhkuum uumichiwaapim” (« My Grandmother’s Tipi ») is an exploration of the sensorial and textural experience of a...

    My Grandmother’s Tipi
  • 2025
    When The Blood Boils

    When The Blood Boils

    When The Blood Boils

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    Through a rare immersion in an Andean community, the film explores what it really means to "resolve a conflict" in a society where violence is...

    When The Blood Boils
  • 2025
    Cross

    Cross

    Cross

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    An Indigenous woman, Sarah, recounts to her grandson Devin a story from her time in Residential School, when she was believed to be possessed by a...

    Cross
  • 2018
    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii

    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii

    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii

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    PaaPaa Chipskwenewh Sibii
  • 2021
    Hop Along Hang On

    Hop Along Hang On

    Hop Along Hang On

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    Rose the rabbit seeks her way home in this poetic story of reclamation, recovery, and reconciliation.

    Hop Along Hang On
  • 2016
    Batailles

    Batailles

    Batailles

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    As night falls, Karen decides to leave the party where a friend is about to lose herself. A metaphor for life, this battlefield.

    Batailles
  • 1970
    Forest Mind

    Forest Mind

    Forest Mind

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    Forest Mind is a video work that emerges from the artist’s longstanding interest in the human interaction with the natural world. Forest Mind...

    Forest Mind
  • 2013
    A Beautiful Forest

    A Beautiful Forest

    A Beautiful Forest

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    The Acadian Forest once spanned across the entirety of modern day New Brunswick and beyond and has been home to a variety of Indigenous peoples,...

    A Beautiful Forest
  • 2021
    Fuego

    Fuego

    Fuego

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    Xóchitl is an indigenous woman who must fight for her freedom before the birth of her baby, since she finds herself trapped in an abusive...

    Fuego
  • 2013
    The Tiger and the Deer

    The Tiger and the Deer

    The Tiger and the Deer

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    In El Salvador, Chelino tells about the indigenous massacre of 1932, of which he survived, while he teaches the melodies of traditional Salvadoran...

    The Tiger and the Deer
  • 2017
    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

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    The history of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, and the modern day controversy surrounding his statue.

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis
  • 2021
    Abdzé Wede´Õ – Vírus não tem cura?

    Abdzé Wede´Õ – Vírus não tem cura?

    Abdzé Wede´Õ – Vírus não tem cura?

    02021HD

    The documentary reveals the impact of the Coronavirus on one of the indigenous but affected by the disease in the country. Narrated in first person...

    Abdzé Wede´Õ – Vírus não tem cura?