Native American Movies

  • 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
  • 2019
    Thunderer

    Thunderer

    Thunderer

    02019HD

    A six year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super human powers.

    Thunderer
  • 2018
    Eagle Boy

    Eagle Boy

    Eagle Boy

    02018HD

    A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

    Eagle Boy
  • 2010
    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary

    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary

    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary

    02010HD

    Documentary about the Red Lake school shooting and its perpetrator, Jeff Weise.

    Jeff Weise: My Personal Documentary
  • 2014
    LaDonna Harris: Indian 101

    LaDonna Harris: Indian 101

    LaDonna Harris: Indian 101

    12014HD

    A documentary film about Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who led an extensive life of Native political and social activism, and is now passing on...

    LaDonna Harris: Indian 101
  • 1897
    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

    4.31897HD

    One minute film of Buffalo Bill's famous show.

    Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges
  • 2001
    The Buffalo War

    The Buffalo War

    The Buffalo War

    02001HD

    Native Americans, ranchers, government officials, and environmental activists battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison, based on...

    The Buffalo War
  • 2018
    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    02018HD

    The Great Lakes and connecting waterways have remained the center of traditional and contemporary economies for centuries. Meet the Ojibwe and a...

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island
  • 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

    02019HD

    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?
  • 1967
    Indian Memento

    Indian Memento

    Indian Memento

    01967HD

    A visit to the "Indians of Canada" pavilion at Expo 67, Montréal. Inside there are Indigenous artifacts, but even more arresting are the...

    Indian Memento
  • 1989
    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    01989HD

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

    Children of Wind River
  • 2013
    Pablo

    Pablo

    Pablo

    02013HD

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

    Pablo
  • 2017
    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    32017HD

    Jan calls himself Buffalo. He loves cowboys, he’s blind, and may lose his hearing. The documentary follows his journey to America to visit the...

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo
  • 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
  • 1970
    Foundational Black American

    Foundational Black American

    Foundational Black American

    01970HD

    Uncover the hidden history of Foundational Black Americans and Black Indians-present before Columbus and vital to building the U.S.-in this powerful...

    Foundational Black American
  • 2015
    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

    02015HD

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory explores how the British misjudged their opponent and miscalculated the complexities of the battle...

    The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory
  • 2025
    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    02025HD

    The American Southwest holds a dark legacy as the place where nuclear weapons were invented and built. Navajo people have long held this place...

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History
  • 1957
    Ghost Diver

    Ghost Diver

    Ghost Diver

    71957HD

    While deep sea diving off the South American coast, Papa Rico, the owner of a fishing boat, finds the statue of an idol, a remnant of the lost...

    Ghost Diver
  • 2022
    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

    02022HD

    This short documentary tells the story of the life and legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, an Omaha woman who became the first Native American...

    The Life and Legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte