Movies: First nations
- 1972
History of Manawan - Part Two (1972)
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Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of Manawan: Part One. As Christianity and European customs take deeper root in the community – abetted by residential schools...
- 2019
The Crying Fields (2019)
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A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing ranges during World War I and World War II. This documentary follows the Enoch Cree Nation's process of ...
- 2016
Restoration (2016)
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Restoration is a found-footage piece honouring Beau Dick's Copper Breaking ceremony on the steps of the BC Legislature during Idle No More in 2013....
- 2004
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii (2004)
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Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process through the stories and experiences of the people who participated, both Museum staff and the Haida pe...
- 2023
Double M Country (2023)
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Carrie Davis was part of the child removal system near the end of the Sixties Scoop. With guidance from her uncle Emmett Sack and the community, Carrie reconnects to their land, language, and culture....
- 2002
Memories of Earth (2002)
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Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), Memories of Earth takes viewers on a journey guided by traces of the past. The film records the meeting of two artistic worlds: that of the Haida, an...
- 2006
From Bella Coola to Berlin (2006)
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In 1885, German Zoo owner Carl Hagenbeck hired nine Aboriginal men from Bella Coola to perform their dances and songs for German audiences. The nine dancers spent one year in Germany performing in zoos and theatres in 22 cities. During summer 2005, t...
- 2025
Red Girl Rising (2025)
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Joyce Jonathan Crone—Mohawk matriarch, retired teacher, activist, humanitarian—reaches forward into her community of Huntsville, Ontario, opening hearts and bridging gaps for Indigenous education....
- 2012
Smoke Traders (2012)
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Smoke Traders is an inside look at the world of the Mohawk tobacco trade....
- 1978
Journey to the Valley of the Emu (1978)
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A First Nations boy in the Australian outback adopts an injured dingo. The two of them set off on a quest to find an emu....
- 1987
Foster Child (1987)
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Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child. An important figure in the history of Canadian Indigenous filmmaking, Gil Cardinal was born to a Métis mother but raised b...
- 1969
Varda, the Peregrine Falcon (1969)
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A Seminole Indian captures a falcon on its yearly migration, but it yearns to be free....
- 2023
Whispers / Megan Cope (2023)
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A documentary short which follows follow Quandamooka artist Megan Cope in the creation of her work 'Whispers' and the lead up to the opening of the exhibition at Sydney Opera House in 2023....
- 2018
Fast Horse (2018)
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The Blackfoot bareback horse-racing tradition returns in the astonishingly dangerous Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles with secondhand horses and a new jockey on his way to challenging the best riders in the Blackfoot Confeder...
- 2021
R.E.M Burn (2021)
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R.E.M Burn is a visual poem addressing thematic elements of life and death cycles and traditional knowledge principles. In our initial consideration for this piece, the collective discussed examining the art and fashion world’s appropriation of Indi...
- 2007
First Stories: Two Spirited (2007)
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This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a two-spirited person....
- 2022
Sur les traces d'Anachnid (2022)
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- 2018
Indian Rights for Indian Women (2018)
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Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights....
- 2016
KONELĪNE: our land beautiful (2016)
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Set deep in the traditional territory of Tahltan First Nation, Northern British Columbia’s Red Chris gold and copper mine is the backdrop to a lyrical tapestry of landscapes and diverse personal stories from the land. Language preservation initiative...
- 2021
The Beast of Brushy Creek (2021)
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This doc investigates the odd occurrences that have happened for decades at a creek in Texas, which was an Ancient Native American burial ground....