Native American Movies

  • 1997
    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

    In Whose Honor?

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    Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves — Indian mascots and nicknames have historically been first draft picks in American...

    In Whose Honor?
  • 1989
    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

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    A film made by Victress Hitchcock and Ava Hamilton in 1989 on the Wind River Reservation for Wyoming Public Television.

    Children of Wind River
  • 1976
    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

    Angry Joe Bass

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    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
  • 1910
    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc

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

    The Torture of Cuauhtémoc
  • 2017
    Anti-Objects, or Space Without Path or Boundary

    Anti-Objects, or Space Without Path or Boundary

    Anti-Objects, or Space Without Path or Boundary

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    The title of this video, taken from the texts of the architect Kengo Kuma, suggests a way of looking at everything as “interconnected and...

    Anti-Objects, or Space Without Path or Boundary
  • 2016
    Dig It If You Can

    Dig It If You Can

    Dig It If You Can

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    We get up close and personal with Steven Paul Judd, the dynamic and bold 21st century renaissance man. This self-taught artist’s love for pop...

    Dig It If You Can
  • 1999
    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

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    Dreamcatcher
  • 2023
    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM

    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM

    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM

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    The documentary adresses the meaning of music and the musical diversity present in Umbanda (a Brazilian religion with afroindigenous roots). With...

    ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM
  • 2018
    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

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    Standing Rock, 2016: the largest Native American occupation since Wounded Knee, thousands of activists, environmentalists, and militarized police...

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock
  • 1970
    The Primal Mind

    The Primal Mind

    The Primal Mind

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    Written and hosted by Jack Marks, an American Jewish author who misrepresented himself as Native American; this PBS documentary examines the...

    The Primal Mind
  • 1970
    Voices Unheard

    Voices Unheard

    Voices Unheard

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    Native American business partners, Marty and Jess, embark on a journey to the American Southwest to shoot a film. The fun lasts until Jess vanishes...

    Voices Unheard
  • 2010
    The Dead Can't Dance

    The Dead Can't Dance

    The Dead Can't Dance

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

    The Dead Can't Dance
  • 2020
    The Transcenders

    The Transcenders

    The Transcenders

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    Two Native Americans struggle to make the transition from their home reservation to the city life, but soon find a solution in an advertised remedy...

    The Transcenders
  • 1988
    Geronimo and the Apache Resistance

    Geronimo and the Apache Resistance

    Geronimo and the Apache Resistance

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    Legendary Apache warrior Geronimo was loved by his people for his fierce courage while pioneers feared him as a cold-blooded murderer. This program...

    Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
  • 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
  • 2021
    Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

    Say Her Name

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    A short film highlighting the epidemic of missing indigenous men and women who have gone missing in Bighorn County, Montana. It features several...

    Say Her Name
  • 2014
    The Medicine Game

    The Medicine Game

    The Medicine Game

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    Two brothers from the Onondaga Nation pursue their dreams of playing lacrosse for national powerhouse Syracuse University. The obstacles in their way...

    The Medicine Game
  • 2013
    Pablo

    Pablo

    Pablo

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    Documentary that follows Pablo, a man that used to live on the streets in Brazil

    Pablo
  • 2007
    A Blackfeet Encounter

    A Blackfeet Encounter

    A Blackfeet Encounter

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    Explores the only deadly clash between Native Americans and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, framed by the Blackfeet history and culture, the...

    A Blackfeet Encounter
  • 2016
    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

    Blood Quantum

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

    Blood Quantum