First Nations Movies

  • 2015
    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    Redfern Now: Promise Me

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    Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.

    Redfern Now: Promise Me
  • 1991
    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

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    Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers...

    Women in the Shadows
  • 2022
    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

    02022HD

    Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homeland in this heartwarming tribute from...

    Bill Reid Remembers
  • 2010
    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

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    Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of...

    A Good Day to Die
  • 2025
    The Good Canadian

    The Good Canadian

    The Good Canadian

    5.52025HD

    The world knows the image of the good Canadian. But what if there was a dark secret behind a national identity? THE GOOD CANADIAN exposes the truth...

    The Good Canadian
  • 2015
    Mobilize

    Mobilize

    Mobilize

    5.92015HD

    A journey by canoe into the city creates a dynamic interconnection between natural and urban spaces, in this evocative short set to a hypnotizing...

    Mobilize
  • 2020
    K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

    K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

    K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

    02020HD

    Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting...

    K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
  • 2020
    Nin E Tepueian: My Cry

    Nin E Tepueian: My Cry

    Nin E Tepueian: My Cry

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    NIN E TEPUEIAN - MY CRY is a documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in...

    Nin E Tepueian: My Cry
  • 2002
    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

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    Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), Memories of Earth takes viewers on a journey...

    Memories of Earth
  • 1960
    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

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    In North Carolina, Daniel Boone hears amazing tales about Kentucky and decides to move his family there. But first he has to find the Indian path...

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
  • 1944
    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

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    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
  • 2007
    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

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    In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the...

    Totem: Return and Renewal
  • 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
  • 1971
    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

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    A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of...

    Christmas at Moose Factory
  • 1961
    Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road

    Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road

    Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road

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    Daniel and his friends have troubles with Indians on their way to Kentucky.

    Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

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    Profile of the Haida artist Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid
  • 2000
    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

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    For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
  • 1992
    Kecia: Words to Live By

    Kecia: Words to Live By

    Kecia: Words to Live By

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    The first (native) First Nations girl to come forward as HIV-positive in the early 90's. The film chronicles her travels across Canada delivering...

    Kecia: Words to Live By
  • 2023
    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    02023HD

    Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the...

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken
  • 1978
    Journey to the Valley of the Emu

    Journey to the Valley of the Emu

    Journey to the Valley of the Emu

    01978HD

    A First Nations boy in the Australian outback adopts an injured dingo. The two of them set off on a quest to find an emu.

    Journey to the Valley of the Emu