Native American Movies

  • 1953
    Apache

    Apache

    Apache

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    Short about the daily life of the Apaches, including their ceremonies.

    Apache
  • 1921
    Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

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    Left in the care of his half-breed brother, Buck, by his dying mother, Wallace Layson has no knowledge of his family history. His father, knowing...

    Across the Divide
  • 2010
    After the Revolution

    After the Revolution

    After the Revolution

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    The impact of the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico, on the lives of the Mayan women who joined as rebels to seek justice within their own...

    After the Revolution
  • 1970
    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

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    Examines the 1879 court case of Standing Bear vs. Crook and the struggle for basic Native American rights.

    The Trial of Standing Bear
  • 2010
    The Dead Can't Dance

    The Dead Can't Dance

    The Dead Can't Dance

    72010HD

    Turns out, Native American ancestry causes immunity to the zombie virus sweeping the nation.

    The Dead Can't Dance
  • 2024
    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    02024HD

    Nóouhàh-Toka’na, known as swift fox in English, once roamed the North American Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Like bison,...

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

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    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 2020
    Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance

    Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance

    Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance

    02020HD

    Exploration of how the reality and resistance of Native Americans inspires the work of Pawnee artist Bunky Echo-Hawk, igniting discussions about...

    Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance
  • 1898
    Danse indienne

    Danse indienne

    Danse indienne

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    American Indians dancing.

    Danse indienne
  • 1987
    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

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    Follows U.S., Canadian, and European scientists from the barrens of Labrador - where archaeologists uncover an ancient stone burial mound - to sites...

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
  • 1953
    Villages in the Sky

    Villages in the Sky

    Villages in the Sky

    01953HD

    A portrait of the Hopi tribe who live in northeastern Arizona.

    Villages in the Sky
  • 1983
    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches

    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches

    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches

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    Vitya Glushakov is a perfect high school student. He even writes a novel about the Apache tribe. But suddenly he becomes friend with the old drinking...

    Vitya Glushakov - A Friend of the Apaches
  • 1992
    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

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    This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

    Surviving Columbus
  • 2017
    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

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    Essence of Healing is a documentary exploring the life journeys of 14 American Indian nurses - their experiences growing up, their experiences in...

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses
  • 2023
    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed

    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed

    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed

    02023HD

    Two best friends, Clint and Lenny, set out to pan for gold during the California Gold Rush. They have a stroke of luck and find a significant amount...

    Golden Blood: The Frontiers of Greed
  • 2025
    La grande prairie, le pacte du bison

    La grande prairie, le pacte du bison

    La grande prairie, le pacte du bison

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    La grande prairie, le pacte du bison
  • 2025
    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    02025HD

    The American Southwest holds a dark legacy as the place where nuclear weapons were invented and built. Navajo people have long held this place...

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History
  • 2016
    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland

    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland

    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland

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    Three Lenape tribes send their youth to the Delaware Water Gap region to reconnect with their ancestral homelands.

    The Water Gap: Return to the Homeland
  • 2010
    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary

    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary

    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary

    02010HD

    Documentary about the Red Lake school shooting and its perpetrator, Jeff Weise.

    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary
  • 1993
    Grandfather Sky

    Grandfather Sky

    Grandfather Sky

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    A young Native American man on his way to visit his uncle learns about his Navajo heritage by attending tribal gatherings, traditional ceremonies and...

    Grandfather Sky