Movies: First nations
- 2004
Two Worlds Colliding (2004)
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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 Saskatoon in January 2000, during -20° C temperatures. He survived, but he was stunned to hear that ...
- 1924
Felix Goes West (1924)
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Felix gets into trouble with a tribe of Indians out west, and is chased by a bear....
- 2021
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
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Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic. Witness the change brought by community members with substance-use disorder, first responders an...
- 2024
Host (2024)
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An artist leads his Infection Procession to the water....
- 1975
The Land is the Culture: A Case for BC Indian Land Claims (1975)
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"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 been stolen by the dominant white culture of North America. In the film, the argument is presented t...
- 2008
Our Spirits Don't Speak English (2008)
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Told from the Native American perspective, this documentary will uncover the dark history of the U.S. government and will give a voice to the countless Indian children forced through the system....
- 1944
Totems (1944)
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For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of British Columbia, these monuments, witnesses to an ancient and powerful culture, look down at us. The g...
- 2007
Totem: Return and Renewal (2007)
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In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the G'psgolox Pole as it returns home to Kitamaat and the Haisla people, from where it went missing in 19...
- 2017
Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier (2017)
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Sensationalized in the media as a high profile catfishing case involving an NBA superstar and an aspiring model, Shelly Chartier was portrayed as a master manipulator who used social media as her weapon. Through the sensitive and intelligent lens of ...
- 2015
Haida Gwaii: Restoring the Balance (2015)
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The conflict over forestry operations on Lyell Island in 1985 was a major milestone in the history of the re-emergence of the Haida Nation. It was a turning point for the Haida and management of their natural resources....
- 2020
Invasion (2020)
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In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. Unist’ot’en Camp, Gidimt’en checkpoint and the larger Wet’suwet’en Nation are standing up to the Canadian government and corporations who continue colonial violence ag...
- 2018
Fast Horse (2018)
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The Blackfoot bareback horse-racing tradition returns in the astonishingly dangerous Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles with secondhand horses and a new jockey on his way to challenging the best riders in the Blackfoot Confeder...
- 1961
Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road (1961)
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Daniel and his friends have troubles with Indians on their way to Kentucky....
- 2005
Johnny Tootall (2005)
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Discharged from Bosnian war, Johnny carries the weight of this war on his shoulders. He left the war with a dark and frightening secret, the murder of a young boy that haunts him. But Johnny carries many demons. The death of his father, running from ...
- 1969
You Are on Indian Land (1969)
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The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal purchases - a right established by the Jay Treaty of 1794 - Kanien'kéhaka protesters blocked the internat...
- 2017
Our People Will Be Healed (2017)
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Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what action-driven decolonization looks like in Norway House, one of Manitoba's largest First Nation communities....
- 1974
Shokee, the Everglades Panther (1974)
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A Seminole boy spending the summer alone in the Everglades as a rite of passage helps a lost panther cub survive, but the village does not welcome him when he follows the boy home. The boy has to steal an airboat to take the panther deep into the swa...
- 1969
Varda, the Peregrine Falcon (1969)
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A Seminole Indian captures a falcon on its yearly migration, but it yearns to be free....
- 2019
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)
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The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canad...
- 2019
Haida Modern (2019)
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In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole, Robert Davidson has come to be regarded as one of the world’s foremost modern artists. Charles Wilkinson (Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World) brings his trademark inquisitiveness and craftsmans...