Native American Movies

  • 2018
    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

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    The Great Lakes and connecting waterways have remained the center of traditional and contemporary economies for centuries. Meet the Ojibwe and a...

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island
  • 1953
    Villages in the Sky

    Villages in the Sky

    Villages in the Sky

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    A portrait of the Hopi tribe who live in northeastern Arizona.

    Villages in the Sky
  • 2016
    Dig It If You Can

    Dig It If You Can

    Dig It If You Can

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    We get up close and personal with Steven Paul Judd, the dynamic and bold 21st century renaissance man. This self-taught artist’s love for pop...

    Dig It If You Can
  • 1997
    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

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    Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves — Indian mascots and nicknames have historically been first draft picks in American...

    In Whose Honor?
  • 2012
    Dakota 38

    Dakota 38

    Dakota 38

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    In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great...

    Dakota 38
  • 2023
    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed

    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed

    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed

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    Two best friends, Clint and Lenny, set out to pan for gold during the California Gold Rush. They have a stroke of luck and find a significant amount...

    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed
  • 2019
    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

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    Homecoming Song is a poetic documentary that tells the parallel stories of two men who came home. Many years ago Kaax'achgook of the Kiks.adi clan of...

    Homecoming Song
  • 2016
    INAATE/SE/

    INAATE/SE/

    INAATE/SE/

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    INAATE/SE/ re-imagines an ancient Ojibway story, the Seven Fires Prophecy, which both predates and predicts first contact with Europeans. A...

    INAATE/SE/
  • 1970
    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

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

    The Trial of Standing Bear
  • 1966
    Northwest Indian Art

    Northwest Indian Art

    Northwest Indian Art

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    Shows representative samples of Northwest Indian art collected from six different museums, featuring the double-faced mechanical masks which were...

    Northwest Indian Art
  • 1970
    She Cried That Day

    She Cried That Day

    She Cried That Day

    01970HD

    The story of a sister's love and the spirit, strength, and will of Indigenous Women refusing to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of...

    She Cried That Day
  • 2019
    Blood Memory

    Blood Memory

    Blood Memory

    02019HD

    This documentary reveals the untold history of America's Indian Adoption Era, a time when Native children were stolen from their families and forced...

    Blood Memory
  • 2014
    The Medicine Game

    The Medicine Game

    The Medicine Game

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    Two brothers from the Onondaga Nation pursue their dreams of playing lacrosse for national powerhouse Syracuse University. The obstacles in their way...

    The Medicine Game
  • 1970
    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    01970HD

    Nóouhàh-Toka’na, known as swift fox in English, once roamed the North American Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Like bison,...

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na
  • 1910
    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    01910HD

    Lost short film about the death of the last Aztec Emperor.

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc
  • 1898
    Danse indienne

    Danse indienne

    Danse indienne

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    American Indians dancing.

    Danse indienne
  • 2005
    Heads or Tails

    Heads or Tails

    Heads or Tails

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    Four interlinking stories about a benign native american legend that has been distorted throughout the years into something much darker.

    Heads or Tails
  • 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

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    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
  • 1970
    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    01970HD

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra
  • 1962
    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

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

    An Indian Story