First Nations Movies
- 2006
One Dead Indian
One Dead Indian02006HD
Stoney Point Natives assemble at Ipperwash Provincial Park for what began as a peaceful protest.
- 2015
Mobilize
Mobilize5.92015HD
A journey by canoe into the city creates a dynamic interconnection between natural and urban spaces, in this evocative short set to a hypnotizing...
- 1969
You Are on Indian Land
You Are on Indian Land91969HD
The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal...
- 2014
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...
- 2019
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger82019HD
The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...
- 2021
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy92021HD
Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...
- 2000
The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters02000HD
For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...
- 2000
Hollow Water
Hollow Water82000HD
This documentary profiles the tiny Ojibway community of Hollow Water on the shores of Lake Winnipeg as they deal with an epidemic of sexual abuse in...
- 2018
Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters
Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters02018HD
Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters travels with Déné First Nations people in Canada’s north, as they search for the species so...
- 2010
The White Archer
The White Archer02010HD
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...
- 1990
The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son
The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son01990HD
Animated Canadian film.
- 1973
Kainai
Kainai01973HD
On the Kainai (Blood) First Nations Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta, a hopeful new development in Indigenous enterprise. Once rulers of the western...
- 2016
Restoration
Restoration02016HD
Restoration is a found-footage piece honouring Beau Dick's Copper Breaking ceremony on the steps of the BC Legislature during Idle No More in 2013.
- 2020
Nin E Tepueian: My Cry
Nin E Tepueian: My Cry72020HD
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...
- 2023
Whispers / Megan Cope
Whispers / Megan Cope02023HD
A documentary short which follows follow Quandamooka artist Megan Cope in the creation of her work 'Whispers' and the lead up to the opening of the...
- 2023
Soleil de nuit
Soleil de nuit72023HD
During a training exercise in an abandoned open-pit mine, a crew of Canadian astronauts are interrupted by an Atikamekw elder, who asks them to...
- 2024
Our Maternal Home
Our Maternal Home82024HD
Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to...
- 1998
Okimah
Okimah01998HD
This documentary focuses on the goose hunt, a ritual of central importance to the Cree people of the James Bay coastal areas. Not only a source of...
- 1969
Varda, the Peregrine Falcon
Varda, the Peregrine Falcon01969HD
A Seminole Indian captures a falcon on its yearly migration, but it yearns to be free.
- 2019
Haida Modern
Haida Modern02019HD
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole, Robert Davidson has come to be regarded as one of the world’s foremost modern artists....