Native American Movies

A young Navajo Indian boy is caught up in the conflict of cultures when he rejects the white man's school. Told in semi-documentary style. Preserved...

A Native American fisherman has his fishing grounds taken away by bureaucratic officials. Joe Bass goes nuts and wreaks havoc across the Michigan...

The Tlingit and Haida people of Alaska were confused by the idea of America “buying” the land they lived on from the Russians. They would...

While most teens spend their days in a self-absorbed haze, Simon Jackson was out in the world connecting with anyone who could help him save the...

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

For generations the American Indians have drawn their legendary strength from their sacred ancestral lands. Academy-Award winner Cliff Robertson...

A documentary that tells the story of five American Indian artists, the Urban Indian 5 (UI5), and their unique partnership.

Native American business partners, Marty and Jess, embark on a journey to the American Southwest to shoot a film. The fun lasts until Jess vanishes...

In 1970 a storm uncovers an ancient whaling village called Ozette which had been buried some 500 years ago by a massive mudslide. The resulting...

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

Written and hosted by Jack Marks, an American Jewish author who misrepresented himself as Native American; this PBS documentary examines the...

Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her...

A short documentary about Americans with Native American and Finnish heritage.

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...

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

Somebody’s Daughter focuses on higher-profile MMIW cases, some of which were raised during the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in December...

A short film highlighting the epidemic of missing indigenous men and women who have gone missing in Bighorn County, Montana. It features several...

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

Considered a staple of Florida tourism, alligator wrestling has been performed by members of the Seminole Tribe for over a century. As the practice...

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...