Native American Movies

  • 2012
    Great Falls

    Great Falls

    Great Falls

    02012HD

    Professional, native and antiquarian researchers combine to investigate the archaeological history and modern legacy of Eastern Native civilization...

    Great Falls
  • 2019
    Crossers

    Crossers

    Crossers

    02019HD

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

    Crossers
  • 2012
    Dakota 38

    Dakota 38

    Dakota 38

    02012HD

    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
  • 1995
    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes

    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes

    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes

    01995HD

    Odell Borg, an accomplished player and maker of Native American flutes, teaches about embouchures, rhythm, scales, duets, double flutes, dealing with...

    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes
  • 2013
    Pine Ridge

    Pine Ridge

    Pine Ridge

    92013HD

    19 year old Bert sits in the shade of a tree in Yo Park. Cassandra Warrior feeds her daughter Diamond Rose. Daniel Runs Close sweats under the sun at...

    Pine Ridge
  • 2020
    Somebody's Daughter

    Somebody's Daughter

    Somebody's Daughter

    02020HD

    Somebody’s Daughter focuses on higher-profile MMIW cases, some of which were raised during the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in December...

    Somebody's Daughter
  • 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
  • 1995
    Lighting the 7th Fire

    Lighting the 7th Fire

    Lighting the 7th Fire

    81995HD

    A Chippewa prophecy foretells a time called the 7th Fire when lost traditions will be recovered. Native American filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa...

    Lighting the 7th Fire
  • 2014
    American Native

    American Native

    American Native

    02014HD

    Thirty miles from Manhattan a group of mysterious mountain people fight for recognition as a legitimate Native American tribe from the Bureau of...

    American Native
  • 2009
    The Lost Spirits

    The Lost Spirits

    The Lost Spirits

    02009HD

    The last surviving Native Americans on Long Island are the focus of The Lost Spirits. The film chronicles their struggles as an indigenous people to...

    The Lost Spirits
  • 1970
    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    81970HD

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

    The Trial of Standing Bear
  • 2025
    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    02025HD

    The American Southwest holds a dark legacy as the place where nuclear weapons were invented and built. Navajo people have long held this place...

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History
  • 1997
    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

    01997HD

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

    In Whose Honor?
  • 1916
    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    01916HD

    The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

    The Cliff Dwellers of America
  • 2018
    Battle Over Bears Ears

    Battle Over Bears Ears

    Battle Over Bears Ears

    02018HD

    At its heart, it’s a battle for homeland and sovereignty. Bears Ears, a remote section of land lined with red cliffs and filled with juniper...

    Battle Over Bears Ears
  • 2021
    Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

    02021HD

    A short film highlighting the epidemic of missing indigenous men and women who have gone missing in Bighorn County, Montana. It features several...

    Say Her Name
  • 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
  • 2008
    America's First Nations

    America's First Nations

    America's First Nations

    02008HD

    Before the first Europeans set foot in the Americas, the Native American tribes of the Northeast were locked in a bitter and bloody conflict. Then, a...

    America's First Nations
  • 2023
    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM

    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM

    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM

    02023HD

    The documentary adresses the meaning of music and the musical diversity present in Umbanda (a Brazilian religion with afroindigenous roots). With...

    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM
  • 2025
    Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin

    Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin

    Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin

    02025HD

    "The First People Taking Care of the Fishery" are the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the largest indigenous tribe east of the Mississippi. For...

    Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin