Native American Movies

Overview of the Navajo people and the relationship to their land in Northern Arizona.

Told from the perspective of contemporary Lakota people, the film explores the life of Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko). Viewers see the natural world of...

This short documentary tells the story of the life and legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, an Omaha woman who became the first Native American...

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

During a winter storm, a man staggers home after a long night of drinking. Some time later, there is a ruckus that echoes through-out the house. The...

The collaboration between the Tanacross and Northway, Alaska communities and trained linguistic specialists from the Alaska Native Language Center to...

Lost short film about the death of the last Aztec Emperor.

An Ojibwe woman explores the history and spiritual importance of manoomin to the Mille Lacs Band by interviewing tribal elders, visiting a museum,...

Explores the only deadly clash between Native Americans and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, framed by the Blackfeet history and culture, the...

The story of a sister's love and the spirit, strength, and will of Indigenous Women refusing to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of...

On May 16th, 2019, the State of Maine made history by passing LD 944 An Act to Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools, the first...

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

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

The remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. are in the possession of museums such as the...

A documentary exploring the controversial use of blood quantum in determining Native American identity.

This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls.

Up Heartbreak Hill chronicles the lives of three high school seniors living on the Navajo Nation and struggling to shape their identities as both...

Uncover the hidden history of Foundational Black Americans and Black Indians-present before Columbus and vital to building the U.S.-in this powerful...

Shows representative samples of Northwest Indian art collected from six different museums, featuring the double-faced mechanical masks which were...

Where God Likes to Be focuses on three young protagonists full of hope and promise - Andi Running Wolf, Edward Tailfeathers, and Douglas Fitzgerald -...