First Nations Movies

  • 1970
    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    01970HD

    Discover the endless highway in British Columbia where over 40 indigenous women and girls (by unofficial estimates) have disappeared since the 1970s.

    Highway of Tears
  • 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
  • 1986
    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    01986HD

    This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2022
    Bunk #7

    Bunk #7

    Bunk #7

    02022HD

    Documentary about the production of Bunk #7.

    Bunk #7
  • 2024
    Our Maternal Home

    Our Maternal Home

    Our Maternal Home

    82024HD

    Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to...

    Our Maternal Home
  • 2024
    Host

    Host

    Host

    02024HD

    An artist leads his Infection Procession to the water.

    Host
  • 2022
    The Pretendians

    The Pretendians

    The Pretendians

    02022HD

    Anishinaabe author Drew Hayden Taylor investigates how — and why — Indigenous identity, culture and art are being appropriated by those...

    The Pretendians
  • 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
  • 2018
    Metal From The Dirt

    Metal From The Dirt

    Metal From The Dirt

    02018HD

    A document of the originators of the DIY Rez Metal scene, and the bands that are now carrying the torch, including I Dont Konform, Mutilated Tyrant...

    Metal From The Dirt
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1990
    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

    01990HD

    Animated Canadian film.

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son
  • 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
  • 2012
    Smoke Traders

    Smoke Traders

    Smoke Traders

    02012HD

    Smoke Traders is an inside look at the world of the Mohawk tobacco trade.

    Smoke Traders
  • 2019
    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

    02019HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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