Native American Movies

  • 1938
    Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas

    Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas

    Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas

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    Johnny Smith enters an America where the Indians behave like 1930s average Americans. When he is arrested, the girl Poker Huntas rescues and elopes...

    Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
  • 2017
    A Different American Dream

    A Different American Dream

    A Different American Dream

    02017HD

    In North Dakota an Indian nation finds itself at a critical moment in its long history. The Three Affiliated Tribes face catastrophic damage to their...

    A Different American Dream
  • 2016
    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland

    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland

    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland

    02016HD

    Three Lenape tribes send their youth to the Delaware Water Gap region to reconnect with their ancestral homelands.

    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland
  • 1957
    The Halliday Brand

    The Halliday Brand

    The Halliday Brand

    6.21957HD

    Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.

    The Halliday Brand
  • 2017
    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    92017HD

    A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding...

    In the Beginning was Water and Sky
  • 2017
    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    02017HD

    African American soldiers throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries faced discrimination and segregation, yet many still chose to fight for their...

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier
  • 2002
    Simon and the Spirit Bear

    Simon and the Spirit Bear

    Simon and the Spirit Bear

    02002HD

    While most teens spend their days in a self-absorbed haze, Simon Jackson was out in the world connecting with anyone who could help him save the...

    Simon and the Spirit Bear
  • 2015
    Clouds of Autumn

    Clouds of Autumn

    Clouds of Autumn

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    The carefree childhood existence of an Indigenous brother and sister is torn apart when the sister is forced to attend a Residential School far from...

    Clouds of Autumn
  • 1995
    East Meets West

    East Meets West

    East Meets West

    5.71995HD

    A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when...

    East Meets West
  • 1934
    Massacre

    Massacre

    Massacre

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    Upon the death of his father, who was the tribal chieftain, Joe Thunder Horse returns to the reservation of his youth, only to discover that his...

    Massacre
  • 1995
    Pocahontas: The Legend

    Pocahontas: The Legend

    Pocahontas: The Legend

    5.91995HD

    Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.

    Pocahontas: The Legend
  • 2020
    Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood

    Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood

    Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood

    02020HD

    This retelling of Black Elk’s life and legacy relies heavily on archival photographs and publications, expert interviews, and historical...

    Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood
  • 2025
    Dusk & Dawn

    Dusk & Dawn

    Dusk & Dawn

    02025HD

    We follow Dusk & Dawn, two exes who rekindle their love on the night of their high school graduation. As they navigate the night with their friends,...

    Dusk & Dawn
  • 2020
    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

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    An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, following two people as they navigate their...

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore
  • 1995
    Bolt

    Bolt

    Bolt

    5.21995HD

    A tough New Jersey biker named Bolt travels across the country heading west. He encounters old gang rival Billy Niles.

    Bolt
  • 2021
    Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

    Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

    Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

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    Examining the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond.

    Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
  • 2018
    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

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    Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine federally recognized tribes. Nowhere in North America will you find such diversity among Native Peoples, and nowhere...

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People
  • 1985
    Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow

    5.81985HD

    Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

    Broken Rainbow
  • 2017
    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    32017HD

    Jan calls himself Buffalo. He loves cowboys, he’s blind, and may lose his hearing. The documentary follows his journey to America to visit the...

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo
  • 2019
    Hallowed Ground

    Hallowed Ground

    Hallowed Ground

    3.32019HD

    A married couple, trying to rebuild their relationship after an affair, travels to a secluded cabin and stumbles into a blood feud between the Native...

    Hallowed Ground