Native American Movies

  • 1956
    Carnival in Québec

    Carnival in Québec

    Carnival in Québec

    71956HD

    This colorful archival record of Québec City's Winter Carnival shows that many popular events of today—pageants, parades, boat races,...

    Carnival in Québec
  • 2021
    JazzTown

    JazzTown

    JazzTown

    02021HD

    Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the...

    JazzTown
  • 1999
    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    101999HD

    Dreamcatcher
  • 2020
    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    52020HD

    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
  • 1941
    Northwestern Mountains

    Northwestern Mountains

    Northwestern Mountains

    01941HD

    An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

    Northwestern Mountains
  • 1977
    The American Indian's Sacred Ground

    The American Indian's Sacred Ground

    The American Indian's Sacred Ground

    01977HD

    For generations the American Indians have drawn their legendary strength from their sacred ancestral lands. Academy-Award winner Cliff Robertson...

    The American Indian's Sacred Ground
  • 2018
    Amá

    Amá

    Amá

    02018HD

    Amá is a feature length documentary which tells an important and untold story: the abuses committed against Native American women by the...

    Amá
  • 2019
    Sweetheart Dancers

    Sweetheart Dancers

    Sweetheart Dancers

    92019HD

    Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the...

    Sweetheart Dancers
  • 2006
    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart

    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart

    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart

    02006HD

    Award-winning documentary, Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart, makes extensive use of Sitting Bull’s own words, giving the viewer an intimate...

    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart
  • 1967
    Indian Memento

    Indian Memento

    Indian Memento

    101967HD

    A visit to the "Indians of Canada" pavilion at Expo 67, Montréal. Inside there are Indigenous artifacts, but even more arresting are the...

    Indian Memento
  • 1962
    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    6.31962HD

    Still photographs and narration give an overview of the history of the American Indian.

    An Indian Story
  • 1921
    Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

    101921HD

    Left in the care of his half-breed brother, Buck, by his dying mother, Wallace Layson has no knowledge of his family history. His father, knowing...

    Across the Divide
  • 2007
    The Sacred Food

    The Sacred Food

    The Sacred Food

    02007HD

    A short documentary about the Ojibwe Native Americans of Northern Minnesota and the wild rice (Manoomin) they consider a sacred gift from the...

    The Sacred Food
  • 2017
    Dislocation Blues

    Dislocation Blues

    Dislocation Blues

    5.82017HD

    Filmed during the 2016 Standing Rock protests in South Dakota, Sky Hopinka's Dislocation Blues offers a portrait of the movement and its water...

    Dislocation Blues
  • 1966
    Navajo Film Themselves

    Navajo Film Themselves

    Navajo Film Themselves

    01966HD

    Navajo Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentaries: Intrepid Shadows (1966), The Navajo Silversmith (1966), A Navajo Weaver (1966), Old...

    Navajo Film Themselves
  • 1992
    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    01992HD

    This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

    Surviving Columbus
  • 1992
    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    71992HD

    Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her...

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence
  • 2018
    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    02018HD

    Standing Rock, 2016: the largest Native American occupation since Wounded Knee, thousands of activists, environmentalists, and militarized police...

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock
  • 2018
    Dawnland

    Dawnland

    Dawnland

    62018HD

    They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their...

    Dawnland
  • 1982
    Winter Brothers

    Winter Brothers

    Winter Brothers

    01982HD

    Half-hour documentary based on the work of Northwest author Ivan Doig and his "brother" of yesteryear, Northwest pioneer James G. Swann. Broadcast...

    Winter Brothers