Native American Movies

  • 1954
    Navajo Canyon Country

    Navajo Canyon Country

    Navajo Canyon Country

    01954HD

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

    Navajo Canyon Country
  • 2022
    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

    02022HD

    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 Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
  • 1995
    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes

    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes

    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes

    01995HD

    Odell Borg, an accomplished player and maker of Native American flutes, teaches about embouchures, rhythm, scales, duets, double flutes, dealing with...

    Intermediate Techniques for Native American Flutes
  • 1983
    The Scout

    The Scout

    The Scout

    5.21983HD

    1877, the tribe of the Nez Percés Indians are driven into the reservation by a white cavalry force. So that they can not escape, their horses...

    The Scout
  • 2018
    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North

    02018HD

    All across Alaska, Native cultures have depended on the abundant natural resources found there to support their families, cultures and way of life....

    Growing Native Alaska: People of the North
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    02015HD

    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
  • 1976
    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    01976HD

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

    Angry Joe Bass
  • 2020
    Dark Figures

    Dark Figures

    Dark Figures

    4.52020HD

    Five friends accidentally awaken an ancient evil while hiking in Arizona. They must fight to survive both a demonic spirit and the small tribe who...

    Dark Figures
  • 2012
    Dakota 38

    Dakota 38

    Dakota 38

    02012HD

    In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great...

    Dakota 38
  • 2012
    Racing the Rez

    Racing the Rez

    Racing the Rez

    02012HD

    Racing the Rez reveals the transformative potential of cross-country running at the team level. The story follows two rival high school teams...

    Racing the Rez
  • 2018
    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish

    02018HD

    From totem poles to language revitalization and traditional agriculture, host Chris Eyre (Cheyenne Arapaho) discovers the resilience of the Coast...

    Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish
  • 2018
    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    02018HD

    Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine federally recognized tribes. Nowhere in North America will you find such diversity among Native Peoples, and nowhere...

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People
  • 2019
    Finndians

    Finndians

    Finndians

    02019HD

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

    Finndians
  • 1979
    Blue Bird

    Blue Bird

    Blue Bird

    51979HD

    In the middle of the 18th Century, the Ruster family immigrates to America. The father, a former farm laborer, leads a hard life as a settler along...

    Blue Bird
  • 1972
    House Made of Dawn

    House Made of Dawn

    House Made of Dawn

    01972HD

    Adaption of N. Scott Momaday's Pulitzer Prize winning novel

    House Made of Dawn
  • 2016
    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    02016HD

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

    Blood Quantum
  • 2018
    Eagle Boy

    Eagle Boy

    Eagle Boy

    02018HD

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

    Eagle Boy
  • 1970
    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    01970HD

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

    The Trial of Standing Bear
  • 2022
    Fighting Indians

    Fighting Indians

    Fighting Indians

    02022HD

    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...

    Fighting Indians
  • 1995
    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology

    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology

    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology

    01995HD

    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...

    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology