Native American Movies

  • 2006
    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart

    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart

    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart

    02006HD

    Award-winning documentary, Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart, makes extensive use of Sitting Bull’s own words, giving the viewer an intimate...

    Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart
  • 1977
    The American Indian's Sacred Ground

    The American Indian's Sacred Ground

    The American Indian's Sacred Ground

    01977HD

    For generations the American Indians have drawn their legendary strength from their sacred ancestral lands. Academy-Award winner Cliff Robertson...

    The American Indian's Sacred Ground
  • 1995
    Lighting the 7th Fire

    Lighting the 7th Fire

    Lighting the 7th Fire

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    A Chippewa prophecy foretells a time called the 7th Fire when lost traditions will be recovered. Native American filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa...

    Lighting the 7th Fire
  • 2007
    The Creek Runs Red

    The Creek Runs Red

    The Creek Runs Red

    72007HD

    The town of Picher, Oklahoma, was once home to the world's richest lead and zinc mining field. After decades of mining, towering piles of mine waste...

    The Creek Runs Red
  • 2019
    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within

    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within

    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within

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    For four years, the Jicarilla Apache Nation's Johnson O'Malley program, led by Lynn Roanhorse, and Holt Hamilton Films have joined forces to...

    Empowered: Helping Native Youth See Their Power Within
  • 2016
    Who Will Burry The Dead?

    Who Will Burry The Dead?

    Who Will Burry The Dead?

    02016HD

    This documentary offers a deep, candid, and historical look at the Christian experience of America's largest and best-known tribes: the Dakota and...

    Who Will Burry The Dead?
  • 2017
    Dislocation Blues

    Dislocation Blues

    Dislocation Blues

    5.82017HD

    Filmed during the 2016 Standing Rock protests in South Dakota, Sky Hopinka's Dislocation Blues offers a portrait of the movement and its water...

    Dislocation Blues
  • 1930
    The Apache Kid's Escape

    The Apache Kid's Escape

    The Apache Kid's Escape

    4.51930HD

    A former outlaw eludes the authorities by masquerading as a cowboy.

    The Apache Kid's Escape
  • 2020
    To Save a Language

    To Save a Language

    To Save a Language

    02020HD

    Linguist Indrek Park has been working with Native American languages for over ten years. The film sees him recording the language of the Mandan...

    To Save a Language
  • 2007
    The Sacred Food

    The Sacred Food

    The Sacred Food

    02007HD

    A short documentary about the Ojibwe Native Americans of Northern Minnesota and the wild rice (Manoomin) they consider a sacred gift from the...

    The Sacred Food
  • 2014
    Inner Healing: Journey with Native Trees of Knowledge

    Inner Healing: Journey with Native Trees of Knowledge

    Inner Healing: Journey with Native Trees of Knowledge

    02014HD

    This documentary is the story of Adrian Esposito's journey to find healing for his anger and autism by traveling across America and Canada and...

    Inner Healing: Journey with Native Trees of Knowledge
  • 1995
    Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools

    6.51995HD

    In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts...

    Ship of Fools
  • 2011
    Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache

    Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache

    Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache

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    In the Sacramento Mountains of Southern New Mexico In the shadow of Sierra Blanca Peak Live the proud people of the Mescalero Apache With a history...

    Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache
  • 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
  • 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

    02017HD

    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
  • 2005
    Taínos: la última tribu

    Taínos: la última tribu

    Taínos: la última tribu

    3.52005HD

    Sara, a young archaeology student, organizes an expedition to La Mora Cave. Guided by Yabey, Sara and her four friends, discover a hidden...

    Taínos: la última tribu
  • 2024
    Jack London’s Son of the Wolf

    Jack London’s Son of the Wolf

    Jack London’s Son of the Wolf

    02024HD

    After winning a thousand dollars in gold in a boxing match, Jack Mackenzie and his wolf-dog trek south on a journey in hunt of a suitable wife.

    Jack London’s Son of the Wolf
  • 2021
    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    52021HD

    An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, following two people as they navigate their...

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore
  • 2022
    Ghosts

    Ghosts

    Ghosts

    02022HD

    Three Kiowa boys attempt to escape a government boarding school in 1891, Oklahoma.

    Ghosts
  • 1944
    Riding West

    Riding West

    Riding West

    01944HD

    Charles Starrett stars in the lightning-paced Columbia western Riding West. Somebody is planning to sabotage the new Pony Express mail service, and...

    Riding West