Indigenous Movies

  • 2023
    The Promise

    The Promise

    The Promise

    02023HD

    The Maya Mam invite you to celebrate with them as we follow Jun Kanek who’s getting ready to participate in a traditional ceremony honouring...

    The Promise
  • 2015
    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

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    RESIST; The Unist'oten's Call to the Land is a short documentary that was filmed in the summer of 2013 on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory, 1000 km...

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land
  • 2016
    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    02016HD

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

    Blood Quantum
  • 2017
    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    02017HD

    The history of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, and the modern day controversy surrounding his statue.

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis
  • 2017
    Idle no More

    Idle no More

    Idle no More

    02017HD

    Ginger Côté uses the words of Heather Archibald, an activist who grew up in foster care and who died, to honor the memory of the young...

    Idle no More
  • 2019
    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies

    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies

    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies

    52019HD

    Human bodies appear incomplete, divided and fractured by water and fabrics as a way to address the cementing, impoundment, and fragmenting of local...

    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies
  • 1970
    Wapikoniskaw

    Wapikoniskaw

    Wapikoniskaw

    01970HD

    Wapikoniskaw
  • 2016
    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    02016HD

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

    Canyon Song
  • 1970
    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    01970HD

    Mainland reporter hears about protest on Vancouver Island and decides to visit and see it for himself. He spends time to meet people there from both...

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It
  • 2013
    Indigenous villages at risk

    Indigenous villages at risk

    Indigenous villages at risk

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    Indigenous villages at risk is an ethnographic documentary whose central purpose is to show the direct testimonies of people from nine indigenous...

    Indigenous villages at risk
  • 2018
    Mommy Goes Race

    Mommy Goes Race

    Mommy Goes Race

    02018HD

    A touching portrait of the only woman who participates in the auto racing competitions of Kitigan Zibi, Anishinabe nation. Chalene McConini combines...

    Mommy Goes Race
  • 1970
    Resilience

    Resilience

    Resilience

    01970HD

    Resilience is dedicated to those whose lives have been fragmented by intergenerational trauma, but who wish to break the cycle.

    Resilience
  • 2021
    Lullaby

    Lullaby

    Lullaby

    02021HD

    A documentary essay on coming of age and the power of the unconscious. In the same vein as Sweatlodge Song, this is a message of courage and hope.

    Lullaby
  • 2021
    Sexy Highland Stream

    Sexy Highland Stream

    Sexy Highland Stream

    02021HD

    In appreciation of the eponymous stream, this poem is a love letter to the beauty found in nature. Written and spoken in English and Anishinaabemowin.

    Sexy Highland Stream
  • 1970
    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    01970HD

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

    Tasunke Witko