First Nations Movies

  • 2004
    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    02004HD

    Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process...

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
  • 2018
    Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters

    Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters

    Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters

    02018HD

    Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters travels with Déné First Nations people in Canada’s north, as they search for the species so...

    Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters
  • 2018
    Indian Rights for Indian Women

    Indian Rights for Indian Women

    Indian Rights for Indian Women

    02018HD

    Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights.

    Indian Rights for Indian Women
  • 2020
    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    02020HD

    A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language alive while broadcasting the laws of the lands and...

    Nuxalk Radio
  • 2009
    A Tent on Mars

    A Tent on Mars

    A Tent on Mars

    72009HD

    Three decades after the shuttering of the mining town of Schefferville, the Innu people, who moved in after the non-natives abandoned the town, are...

    A Tent on Mars
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 2022
    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    02022HD

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid
  • 1993
    Blockade

    Blockade

    Blockade

    01993HD

    "Blockade" takes place in the mountains and valleys of northern British Columbia, at the heart of the boldest aboriginal land claims case to...

    Blockade
  • 2018
    Carriberrie

    Carriberrie

    Carriberrie

    102018HD

    Narrated by award-winning actor and dancer David Gulpilil, Carriberrie guides audiences across a stunning array of iconic Australian locations and...

    Carriberrie
  • 1997
    David with F.A.S

    David with F.A.S

    David with F.A.S

    71997HD

    David Vandenbrink seems like a healthy 21-year-old, bright and articulate young man. There is little to suggest that while in his mother's womb, he...

    David with F.A.S
  • 2020
    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

    5.32020HD

    A new songline for 21st century Australia - a fresh look at the Cook legend from a First Nations' perspective - the songline tells of connection to...

    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
  • 2022
    Boisbouscache

    Boisbouscache

    Boisbouscache

    52022HD

    The TNO (Unorganized Territory) Lac-Boisbouscache is a 150 square kilometer public forest located in the Lower St. Lawrence region of Quebec, Canada....

    Boisbouscache
  • 2006
    From Bella Coola to Berlin

    From Bella Coola to Berlin

    From Bella Coola to Berlin

    02006HD

    In 1885, German Zoo owner Carl Hagenbeck hired nine Aboriginal men from Bella Coola to perform their dances and songs for German audiences. The nine...

    From Bella Coola to Berlin
  • 1970
    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    01970HD

    A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her...

    Tantoo Cardinal
  • 2014
    Blown Away

    Blown Away

    Blown Away

    02014HD

    Cyclone Tracy 40 years on, exploring the myths and revealing new perspectives on one of the worst natural disasters in Australia's history.

    Blown Away
  • 2010
    The White Archer

    The White Archer

    The White Archer

    02010HD

    An Inuit youth trains to become a great archer in hopes of avenging the killing of his family – but the First Nations attackers were punishing...

    The White Archer
  • 2015
    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

    02015HD

    Both a requiem for and an honoring of Canada's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, this short film deconstructs the layers of Canadian...

    Nimmikaage: She Dances for People
  • 1970
    Watchers of the Land

    Watchers of the Land

    Watchers of the Land

    01970HD

    What does it mean to connect with your ancestral land? In the Northwest Territories of Canada, young people from the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation...

    Watchers of the Land
  • 1944
    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

    01944HD

    The Indigenous peoples of northern British Columbia still hunt and fish, using a combination of traditional ways and modern equipment and techniques...

    People of the Potlatch
  • 1946
    Winning the West

    Winning the West

    Winning the West

    01946HD

    The big bad cats are the villains/Indians, and the little mice are the settlers going west in their little covered wagons, and the Indians are on a...

    Winning the West