Indigenous Movies

A Chippewa prophecy foretells a time called the 7th Fire when lost traditions will be recovered. Native American filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa...

Examines the 1879 court case of Standing Bear vs. Crook and the struggle for basic Native American rights.

A street sweeper, The messenger of the red-blooded letter to the soldier found out it was abused. Responsible for the extermination of neutralists...

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

SapiKuna is a documentary exploring the ancestral knowledge of the Kichwa cultures in the Ecuadorian highlands. Through voices, rituals, and...

Profile of the Crow Indian Mission in Lodge Grass, Montana.

This documentary short is a cinematic recording of Tales from a Prairie Drifter, a stage comedy about the North-West Resistance during the opening of...

The testimonies of the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women's committee punctuate this intimate short film about mourning and healing. Throughout the...

Documentary about the life of the indigenous people in the Andes and in the slums of Lima, and of their religiosity.

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

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

"The Ninth Island" tells the story of Hawaii’s indigenous population and its struggles to stay connected to its ancestral home.

The director's maternal grandfather has created beautiful pieces of Navajo jewelry for nearly 50 years. He witnesses the craftsmanship it takes,...

An insight into the Indigenous culture and traditions in Taiwan, from clothing, tattooing, art and music to tourist destinations.

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

A young girl sits with her grandmother around the campfire where she learns cultural stories.

Twenty-eight Indigenous youth kayak the entire 300-miles of the Klamath River, from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean, completing the full length...

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