Native American Movies

  • 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
  • 2019
    Crossers

    Crossers

    Crossers

    02019HD

    Two roommates disagree about watching a ghost hunting reality show that filmed on their reservation.

    Crossers
  • 2011
    The Thick Dark Fog

    The Thick Dark Fog

    The Thick Dark Fog

    82011HD

    Walter Littlemoon attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still...

    The Thick Dark Fog
  • 1970
    Voices Unheard

    Voices Unheard

    Voices Unheard

    01970HD

    Native American business partners, Marty and Jess, embark on a journey to the American Southwest to shoot a film. The fun lasts until Jess vanishes...

    Voices Unheard
  • 2018
    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    02018HD

    From totem poles to language revitalization and traditional agriculture, host Chris Eyre (Cheyenne Arapaho) discovers the resilience of the Coast...

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish
  • 2019
    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within

    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within

    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within

    02019HD

    For four years, the Jicarilla Apache Nation's Johnson O'Malley program, led by Lynn Roanhorse, and Holt Hamilton Films have joined forces to...

    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within
  • 1970
    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    01970HD

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

    The Trial of Standing Bear
  • 2021
    Scenes from the Glittering World

    Scenes from the Glittering World

    Scenes from the Glittering World

    02021HD

    At the farthest edge of the Navajo Nation, the purpose and future of the most remote high school in the continental United States is in question...

    Scenes from the Glittering World
  • 2022
    Fighting Indians

    Fighting Indians

    Fighting Indians

    02022HD

    On May 16th, 2019, the State of Maine made history by passing LD 944 An Act to Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools, the first...

    Fighting Indians
  • 2020
    Oka, 30 ans après

    Oka, 30 ans après

    Oka, 30 ans après

    62020HD

    Thirty years after the Oka Crisis, a fragile peace remains in place between the Mohawks of Kanesatake and the other residents of the region. Rappers...

    Oka, 30 ans après
  • 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
  • 2005
    Taínos: la última tribu

    Taínos: la última tribu

    Taínos: la última tribu

    3.52005HD

    Sara, a young archaeology student, organizes an expedition to La Mora Cave. Guided by Yabey, Sara and her four friends, discover a hidden...

    Taínos: la última tribu
  • 2016
    INAATE/SE/

    INAATE/SE/

    INAATE/SE/

    4.52016HD

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

    INAATE/SE/
  • 1898
    Danse indienne

    Danse indienne

    Danse indienne

    5.21898HD

    American Indians dancing.

    Danse indienne
  • 2017
    Tribal Justice

    Tribal Justice

    Tribal Justice

    02017HD

    Two formidable Native American women, both chief judges in their tribe's courts, strive to reduce incarceration rates and heal their people by...

    Tribal Justice
  • 1962
    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    61962HD

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

    An Indian Story
  • 2013
    I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again

    I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again

    I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again

    92013HD

    A documentary that tells the story of five American Indian artists, the Urban Indian 5 (UI5), and their unique partnership.

    I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again
  • 1970
    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    01970HD

    Told from the perspective of contemporary Lakota people, the film explores the life of Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko). Viewers see the natural world of...

    Tasunke Witko
  • 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
  • 1976
    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    01976HD

    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