Native American Movies

  • 2022
    Deerfoot of the Diamond

    Deerfoot of the Diamond

    Deerfoot of the Diamond

    102022HD

    In late 2021, Cleveland’s baseball team was reborn as the Guardians. This documentary, directed by Lance Edmands, chronicles the saga of that...

    Deerfoot of the Diamond
  • 1989
    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    01989HD

    A film made by Victress Hitchcock and Ava Hamilton in 1989 on the Wind River Reservation for Wyoming Public Television.

    Children of Wind River
  • 2020
    Little Chief

    Little Chief

    Little Chief

    7.22020HD

    The lives of a Native woman and a troubled young boy intersect over the course of a school day on a reservation in Oklahoma.

    Little Chief
  • 2018
    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    02018HD

    All across Alaska, Native cultures have depended on the abundant natural resources found there to support their families, cultures and way of life....

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North
  • 2015
    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    02015HD

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory explores how the British misjudged their opponent and miscalculated the complexities of the battle...

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory
  • 2021
    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    02021HD

    What does blood have to do with identity? Kendra Mylnechuk, an adult Native adoptee, born in 1980 at the cusp of the enactment of the Indian Child...

    Daughter of a Lost Bird
  • 1984
    Isaac Littlefeathers

    Isaac Littlefeathers

    Isaac Littlefeathers

    101984HD

    A young half-breed boy, the son of a hockey player and an Indian woman, is adopted by a Jewish shopkeeper, but finds himself torn between the...

    Isaac Littlefeathers
  • 1971
    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    01971HD

    Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually...

    As Long as the Rivers Run
  • 2024
    Red Fever

    Red Fever

    Red Fever

    02024HD

    Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity....

    Red Fever
  • 2019
    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    02019HD

    Concerned about the declining health of people all around them, Native American women are sparking physical and spiritual rejuvenation through...

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit
  • 2001
    The Shaman's Apprentice

    The Shaman's Apprentice

    The Shaman's Apprentice

    82001HD

    Scientist Mark Plotkin races against time to save the ancient healing knowledge of Indian tribes from extinction.

    The Shaman's Apprentice
  • 1928
    Ramona

    Ramona

    Ramona

    6.81928HD

    Based on the Helen Hunt Jackson novel of 1884 about a young woman of partial Native American descent, who experiences love and loss in 1800s...

    Ramona
  • 2008
    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    02008HD

    In decades past, Native American artists who wanted to sell to mainstream collectors had little choice but to create predictable, Hollywood-style...

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
  • 1976
    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    71976HD

    A Native American fisherman has his fishing grounds taken away by bureaucratic officials. Joe Bass goes nuts and wreaks havoc across the Michigan...

    Angry Joe Bass
  • 1973
    Prologue to Wounded Knee

    Prologue to Wounded Knee

    Prologue to Wounded Knee

    81973HD

    An Indian is accused of the rape and murder of a white girl. The girl's stepfather incites the townspeople to punish the Indian - to cover up the...

    Prologue to Wounded Knee
  • 1975
    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    91975HD

    In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him...

    Cold Journey
  • 1987
    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    01987HD

    Follows U.S., Canadian, and European scientists from the barrens of Labrador - where archaeologists uncover an ancient stone burial mound - to sites...

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
  • 1948
    Singin' Spurs

    Singin' Spurs

    Singin' Spurs

    71948HD

    In order to help neighboring Indians irrigate their farms, the Hotshots plan to put on a fair for tourists. But first they need $2000 for an...

    Singin' Spurs
  • 1949
    Apache Chief

    Apache Chief

    Apache Chief

    4.81949HD

    When his tribesmen begin killing off white settlers, Young Eagle is opposed to the carnage. In order to assure a lasting peace, however, the chief...

    Apache Chief
  • 1983
    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches

    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches

    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches

    6.21983HD

    Vitya Glushakov is a perfect high school student. He even writes a novel about the Apache tribe. But suddenly he becomes friend with the old drinking...

    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches