Indigenous 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
  • 1952
    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    01952HD

    Amazônia Indomável
  • 2018
    Biidaaban: First Light

    Biidaaban: First Light

    Biidaaban: First Light

    02018HD

    Toronto’s town square is flooded. The city’s infrastructure has merged with local flora. In this radically different future, people have...

    Biidaaban: First Light
  • 2023
    Katshinau

    Katshinau

    Katshinau

    02023HD

    In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and...

    Katshinau
  • 2003
    Chronique de Minganie (histoire du Canada d'un point de vue innu)

    Chronique de Minganie (histoire du Canada d'un point de vue innu)

    Chronique de Minganie (histoire du Canada d'un point de vue innu)

    02003HD

    Chronique de Minganie (histoire du Canada d'un point de vue innu)
  • 2018
    Ward One

    Ward One

    Ward One

    02018HD

    An Old Fella teaches a Young Fella there are more ways than one to heal the spirit.

    Ward One
  • 2018
    To Wake Up the Nakota Language

    To Wake Up the Nakota Language

    To Wake Up the Nakota Language

    02018HD

    “When you don’t know your language or your culture, you don’t know who you are,” says 69-year-old Armand McArthur, one of the...

    To Wake Up the Nakota Language
  • 2009
    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)

    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)

    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)

    3.82009HD

    A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to another world in this fantastical true Tsilhqot'in story.

    ʔEʔanx (The Cave)
  • 1970
    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    01970HD

    Herlinda Augustin is a Shipibo healer who lives with her family in Peruvian Amazonia. Will she and other healers be able to maintain their ancient...

    Voices That Heal
  • 1970
    Pîtoteyihtam

    Pîtoteyihtam

    Pîtoteyihtam

    01970HD

    In the Plains Cree language, “pîtoteyihtam” means “one who thinks differently”. Among various indigenous peoples,...

    Pîtoteyihtam
  • 2019
    Dance with the Heart

    Dance with the Heart

    Dance with the Heart

    02019HD

    Marina is a girl who discovers the legends and traditions of her ancestors on a magical journey through the nature that surrounds her and takes her...

    Dance with the Heart
  • 2011
    Betsiamites

    Betsiamites

    Betsiamites

    02011HD

    Betsiamites
  • 2015
    Sabino Vive: Las últimas fronteras.

    Sabino Vive: Las últimas fronteras.

    Sabino Vive: Las últimas fronteras.

    02015HD

    The documentary recreates the facts in the life of the Yukpa Chief, Sabino Romero, an indigenous fighter killed on March 3, 2013, in the Chaktapa...

    Sabino Vive: Las últimas fronteras.
  • 2018
    Heat

    Heat

    Heat

    02018HD

    Too hot! The spawning fish do not come at the right time and the pepper plants end up dying in this heat. "This is a very different weather that not...

    Heat
  • 2011
    On Hold

    On Hold

    On Hold

    02011HD

    Between the city and the countryside, the subtle and modern forms of slavery unfold. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to...

    On Hold
  • 2014
    Trick or Treaty?

    Trick or Treaty?

    Trick or Treaty?

    02014HD

    Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905 agreement wherein First Nations...

    Trick or Treaty?
  • 2017
    The Mountain of SGaana

    The Mountain of SGaana

    The Mountain of SGaana

    02017HD

    As a young fisherman cruises along a rugged shoreline, a tiny mouse in Haida regalia appears and starts to knit a blanket. A story unfolds on the...

    The Mountain of SGaana
  • 2023
    Belongings

    Belongings

    Belongings

    02023HD

    A Penobscot Nation author grew up in a haunted house. After his mother's death, he returns home to confront the odd occurrences that took place...

    Belongings
  • 1991
    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá

    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá

    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá

    01991HD

    Poetic rescue of the memory of our Tupinambá ancestors. Considered extinct in the 16th century. The film has the testimony of Verá...

    Ñanderú - Panorâmica Tupinambá
  • 2023
    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    02023HD

    Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater.

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy