First Nations Movies

  • 2022
    The Lake of Scars

    The Lake of Scars

    The Lake of Scars

    5.32022HD

    In a corner of regional Victoria exists a place of astounding natural beauty, archaeological significance and age-old culture. But the Indigenous...

    The Lake of Scars
  • 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
  • 1979
    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    71979HD

    Follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole. We watch the gradual...

    Bill Reid
  • 2004
    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    7.82004HD

    This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of...

    Two Worlds Colliding
  • 2010
    The White Archer

    The White Archer

    The White Archer

    8.6672010HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1924
    Felix Goes West

    Felix Goes West

    Felix Goes West

    6.51924HD

    Felix gets into trouble with a tribe of Indians out west, and is chased by a bear.

    Felix Goes West
  • 2014
    Treading Water: Plight of the Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees

    Treading Water: Plight of the Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees

    Treading Water: Plight of the Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees

    02014HD

    In 2011, 2100 First Nation people were forced from their homes after artificially diverted floodwater swamped their communities to save the city of...

    Treading Water: Plight of the Manitoba First Nation Flood Evacuees
  • 1981
    Māori

    Māori

    Māori

    01981HD

    This 1981 NFU film is a tour of the contemporary world of Aotearoa’s tangata whenua. It won headlines over claims that its portrayal of...

    Māori
  • 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
  • 2022
    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    02022HD

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid
  • 2016
    KONELĪNE: our land beautiful

    KONELĪNE: our land beautiful

    KONELĪNE: our land beautiful

    02016HD

    Set deep in the traditional territory of Tahltan First Nation, Northern British Columbia’s Red Chris gold and copper mine is the backdrop to a...

    KONELĪNE: our land beautiful
  • 2020
    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    02020HD

    This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status
  • 2014
    Blown Away

    Blown Away

    Blown Away

    02014HD

    Cyclone Tracy 40 years on, exploring the myths and revealing new perspectives on one of the worst natural disasters in Australia's history.

    Blown Away
  • 1946
    Winning the West

    Winning the West

    Winning the West

    91946HD

    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
  • 1975
    The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims

    The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims

    The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims

    81975HD

    "A documentary film which looks at the issue of British Columbia Native land claims and how the aboriginals link their culture to the land, which has...

    The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims
  • 2000
    Hollow Water

    Hollow Water

    Hollow Water

    82000HD

    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...

    Hollow Water
  • 2007
    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    72007HD

    This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a...

    First Stories: Two Spirited