Native American Movies

  • 2020
    Little Chief

    Little Chief

    Little Chief

    7.22020HD

    The lives of a Native woman and a troubled young boy intersect over the course of a school day on a reservation in Oklahoma.

    Little Chief
  • 1967
    Indian Memento

    Indian Memento

    Indian Memento

    101967HD

    A visit to the "Indians of Canada" pavilion at Expo 67, Montréal. Inside there are Indigenous artifacts, but even more arresting are the...

    Indian Memento
  • 1965
    Fort Courageous

    Fort Courageous

    Fort Courageous

    51965HD

    In this western, a cavalry sergeant is wrongly court-martialed. To reclaim his good name, he takes over a patrol that just lost its leader in an...

    Fort Courageous
  • 2010
    The Dead Can't Dance

    The Dead Can't Dance

    The Dead Can't Dance

    72010HD

    Turns out, Native American ancestry causes immunity to the zombie virus sweeping the nation.

    The Dead Can't Dance
  • 2021
    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    Daughter of a Lost Bird

    02021HD

    What does blood have to do with identity? Kendra Mylnechuk, an adult Native adoptee, born in 1980 at the cusp of the enactment of the Indian Child...

    Daughter of a Lost Bird
  • 1985
    Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

    Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

    Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

    71985HD

    Examines the impact a century of struggling for survival has on a native people. It weaves the Crow tribe's turbulent past with modern-day accounts...

    Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe
  • 1928
    Ramona

    Ramona

    Ramona

    6.81928HD

    Based on the Helen Hunt Jackson novel of 1884 about a young woman of partial Native American descent, who experiences love and loss in 1800s...

    Ramona
  • 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
  • 2019
    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit

    02019HD

    Concerned about the declining health of people all around them, Native American women are sparking physical and spiritual rejuvenation through...

    Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit
  • 2000
    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    6.62000HD

    The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the...

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench
  • 2017
    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    02017HD

    Essence of Healing is a documentary exploring the life journeys of 14 American Indian nurses - their experiences growing up, their experiences in...

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses
  • 1957
    Ghost Diver

    Ghost Diver

    Ghost Diver

    7.51957HD

    While deep sea diving off the South American coast, Papa Rico, the owner of a fishing boat, finds the statue of an idol, a remnant of the lost...

    Ghost Diver
  • 1978
    Fast Break

    Fast Break

    Fast Break

    101978HD

    Evoking a cinema verite feel not found in most sports documentaries, Fast Break examines the 1977 Portland Trailblazers basketball team in a...

    Fast Break
  • 1897
    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

    4.31897HD

    One minute film of Buffalo Bill's famous show.

    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges
  • 2015
    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    02015HD

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory explores how the British misjudged their opponent and miscalculated the complexities of the battle...

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory
  • 1962
    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    6.31962HD

    Still photographs and narration give an overview of the history of the American Indian.

    An Indian Story
  • 2012
    Racing the Rez

    Racing the Rez

    Racing the Rez

    02012HD

    Racing the Rez reveals the transformative potential of cross-country running at the team level. The story follows two rival high school teams...

    Racing the Rez
  • 2018
    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    02018HD

    All across Alaska, Native cultures have depended on the abundant natural resources found there to support their families, cultures and way of life....

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North
  • 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
  • 1926
    Hoboken to Hollywood

    Hoboken to Hollywood

    Hoboken to Hollywood

    101926HD

    Billy Judkins is a naturally gloomy Gus. His life changes when he is transferred from working in his company's Hoboken office to their Hollywood...

    Hoboken to Hollywood