Indigenous Movies

  • 1910
    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    01910HD

    Lost short film about the death of the last Aztec Emperor.

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc
  • 1925
    Tlahuicole

    Tlahuicole

    Tlahuicole

    01925HD

    Lost short film about a Tlaxcaltec warrior noted for his skill and ethical standards named Tlahuicole.

    Tlahuicole
  • 2019
    Xadalu e o Jaguaretê

    Xadalu e o Jaguaretê

    Xadalu e o Jaguaretê

    82019HD

    Documentary that accompanies the exchange between the mestizo urban artist Xadalu and the filmmaker of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group Ariel Kuaray...

    Xadalu e o Jaguaretê
  • 2021
    Falas da Terra

    Falas da Terra

    Falas da Terra

    92021HD

    'Falas da Terra' sheds light on the plurality and the struggle of the indigenous people for the right to exist, in a historical rescue of valuing...

    Falas da Terra
  • 2018
    Hasta el fin de Delfín

    Hasta el fin de Delfín

    Hasta el fin de Delfín

    02018HD

    A few years ago the indigenous musician Delfín Quishpe uploaded a video clip on YouTube of his song Torres Gemelas without imagining the...

    Hasta el fin de Delfín
  • 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
  • 2018
    Caribou in the Archive

    Caribou in the Archive

    Caribou in the Archive

    02018HD

    In Caribou in the Archive, rustic VHS home video of a Cree woman hunting caribou in the 1990s is combined with NFB archival film footage of northern...

    Caribou in the Archive
  • 2008
    Two villages, one single walk

    Two villages, one single walk

    Two villages, one single walk

    102008HD

    With no Forest left to hunt and no land to cultivate, the Maby-Guarani depend on the sale of their handcraft to survive. Three young Guarani...

    Two villages, one single walk
  • 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
  • 2011
    Koski Kiwetan

    Koski Kiwetan

    Koski Kiwetan

    02011HD

    Following the long, winding road to Manawan, Atikamekw travelers speak about the challenges they face in improving their lives. A parallel is drawn...

    Koski Kiwetan
  • 2015
    Où sont tes plumes?

    Où sont tes plumes?

    Où sont tes plumes?

    02015HD

    Two pairs of sisters humorously share their point of view on prejudices against First Nations.

    Où sont tes plumes?
  • 2012
    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

    02012HD

    The two-year National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, established by Ottawa, heard from 1,484 survivors of violence and...

    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées
  • 2024
    Auen tshil, auen nil

    Auen tshil, auen nil

    Auen tshil, auen nil

    02024HD

    A young woman Indigenous is preparing to leave her community. This departure makes her reflect on her identity. As she moves towards adulthood, she...

    Auen tshil, auen nil
  • 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
  • 2023
    February Sixteenth Nineteen Forty-Seven

    February Sixteenth Nineteen Forty-Seven

    February Sixteenth Nineteen Forty-Seven

    02023HD

    February Sixteenth Nineteen Forty-Seven
  • 1970
    Miam a? (Comment va?)

    Miam a? (Comment va?)

    Miam a? (Comment va?)

    01970HD

    Miam a? (Comment va?)
  • 2023
    Arc-en-noir

    Arc-en-noir

    Arc-en-noir

    02023HD

    Beatnik contemporary revival in the voice of a francophone queer métis gives voice to thoughts, desires, and struggles of a queer indigenous...

    Arc-en-noir
  • 2004
    Innu Nikamu (festival de musique autochtone)

    Innu Nikamu (festival de musique autochtone)

    Innu Nikamu (festival de musique autochtone)

    02004HD

    Innu Nikamu (festival de musique autochtone)
  • 2003
    Sous le shaputuan (rencontre Québecois-vs-Innu)

    Sous le shaputuan (rencontre Québecois-vs-Innu)

    Sous le shaputuan (rencontre Québecois-vs-Innu)

    02003HD

    Sous le shaputuan (rencontre Québecois-vs-Innu)
  • 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