First Nations Movies

  • 2009
    How People Got Fire

    How People Got Fire

    How People Got Fire

    72009HD

    This introspective short animation takes place In the village of Carcross, in the Tagish First Nation. Neighbourhood pillar Grandma Kay tell the...

    How People Got Fire
  • 2018
    Metal From The Dirt

    Metal From The Dirt

    Metal From The Dirt

    02018HD

    A document of the originators of the DIY Rez Metal scene, and the bands that are now carrying the torch, including I Dont Konform, Mutilated Tyrant...

    Metal From The Dirt
  • 2021
    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    82021HD

    After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal status as a First Nations woman. Dedicating her life to activism, she campaigned to have...

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
  • 2004
    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    7.82004HD

    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...

    Two Worlds Colliding
  • 2000
    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    02000HD

    For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
  • 1960
    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

    01960HD

    In North Carolina, Daniel Boone hears amazing tales about Kentucky and decides to move his family there. But first he has to find the Indian path...

    Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
  • 2019
    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

    02019HD

    Homecoming Song is a poetic documentary that tells the parallel stories of two men who came home. Many years ago Kaax'achgook of the Kiks.adi clan of...

    Homecoming Song
  • 1972
    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    01972HD

    Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...

    History of Manawan - Part Two
  • 1979
    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    71979HD

    Follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole. We watch the gradual...

    Bill Reid
  • 2007
    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

    Totem: Return and Renewal

    82007HD

    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...

    Totem: Return and Renewal
  • 1997
    David with F.A.S

    David with F.A.S

    David with F.A.S

    81997HD

    David Vandenbrink seems like a healthy 21-year-old, bright and articulate young man. There is little to suggest that while in his mother's womb, he...

    David with F.A.S
  • 2019
    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    02019HD

    When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s...

    Now Is the Time
  • 1971
    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    81971HD

    A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of...

    Christmas at Moose Factory
  • 2006
    One Dead Indian

    One Dead Indian

    One Dead Indian

    02006HD

    Stoney Point Natives assemble at Ipperwash Provincial Park for what began as a peaceful protest.

    One Dead Indian
  • 2010
    The White Archer

    The White Archer

    The White Archer

    8.52010HD

    An Inuit youth trains to become a great archer in hopes of avenging the killing of his family – but the First Nations attackers were punishing...

    The White Archer
  • 2017
    Our People Will Be Healed

    Our People Will Be Healed

    Our People Will Be Healed

    5.72017HD

    Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what action-driven decolonization looks like in Norway House, one of...

    Our People Will Be Healed
  • 2021
    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    02021HD

    A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her...

    Tantoo Cardinal
  • 2020
    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    02020HD

    This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status
  • 1969
    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

    01969HD

    A Seminole Indian captures a falcon on its yearly migration, but it yearns to be free.

    Varda, the Peregrine Falcon
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    81979HD

    Profile of the Haida artist Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid