First Nations Movies

  • 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

    The Inuit folktale of an old woman and the orphaned polar bear cub she took in as her own child.

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son
  • 1995
    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

    91995HD

    In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and...

    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation
  • 2009
    How People Got Fire

    How People Got Fire

    How People Got Fire

    72009HD

    This introspective short animation takes place In the village of Carcross, in the Tagish First Nation. Neighbourhood pillar Grandma Kay tell the...

    How People Got Fire
  • 2018
    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    02018HD

    Filmed on the island of Haida Gwaii, this documentary depicts the ongoing resistance and resurgence of the Haida people and their culture against the...

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance
  • 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
  • 1970
    Urban Elder

    Urban Elder

    Urban Elder

    91970HD

    Meet Vern Harper, Urban Elder, who walks the "Red Road" in a fast-paced, urban landscape. The camera follows Vern as he leads a sweat lodge...

    Urban Elder
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    81979HD

    Profile of the Haida artist Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid
  • 1960
    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    01960HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2014
    Trick or Treaty?

    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...

    Trick or Treaty?
  • 1997
    David with F.A.S

    David with F.A.S

    David with F.A.S

    81997HD

    David Vandenbrink seems like a healthy 21-year-old, bright and articulate young man. There is little to suggest that while in his mother's womb, he...

    David with F.A.S
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    81976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 1985
    Banduk

    Banduk

    Banduk

    91985HD

    Banduk discovers that Mr Kool is smuggling birds out of Australia.

    Banduk
  • 2015
    One Who Has Two Souls

    One Who Has Two Souls

    One Who Has Two Souls

    6.42015HD

    He was called "He Who Has Two Souls". He was beautiful as a woman. And handsome as a man. He hesitated.

    One Who Has Two Souls
  • 1972
    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    01972HD

    Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...

    History of Manawan - Part Two
  • 1980
    Takeover

    Takeover

    Takeover

    01980HD

    About Aborigines and Australian politics. On 13 March 1978 the Queensland Government announced its intention to take over management of the Aurukun...

    Takeover
  • 2026
    Invincible Spirit

    Invincible Spirit

    Invincible Spirit

    02026HD

    In the heart of the Goulburn Murray, the Rumbalara Football and Netball Club stands as a modern-day fortress of Yorta Yorta pride, a sanctuary of...

    Invincible Spirit
  • 2016
    The Price of the Prize

    The Price of the Prize

    The Price of the Prize

    02016HD

    First Nations fight to end grizzly bear trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai'xais and Gitga'at...

    The Price of the Prize
  • 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
  • 2023
    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    02023HD

    WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

    WINHANGANHA