First Nations Movies

  • 1972
    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    01972HD

    Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...

    History of Manawan - Part Two
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 1985
    Something of the Times

    Something of the Times

    Something of the Times

    81985HD

    Archival photographs help reconstruct the life of white buffalo hunters, and the Aboriginal labour that supported them, in the remote wetlands of the...

    Something of the Times
  • 2006
    From Bella Coola to Berlin

    From Bella Coola to Berlin

    From Bella Coola to Berlin

    02006HD

    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...

    From Bella Coola to Berlin
  • 1944
    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

    01944HD

    The Indigenous peoples of northern British Columbia still hunt and fish, using a combination of traditional ways and modern equipment and techniques...

    People of the Potlatch
  • 2022
    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid

    02022HD

    Sur les traces d'Anachnid
  • 2023
    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    02023HD

    Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the...

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken
  • 2018
    Walk With My Spirits

    Walk With My Spirits

    Walk With My Spirits

    02018HD

    Dancer and fashion designer Tyler Jacobs asks us to tag along on his journey to reclaiming his two-spirit heritage and knowledge.

    Walk With My Spirits
  • 1970
    Watchers of the Land

    Watchers of the Land

    Watchers of the Land

    01970HD

    What does it mean to connect with your ancestral land? In the Northwest Territories of Canada, young people from the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation...

    Watchers of the Land
  • 1983
    Box of Treasures

    Box of Treasures

    Box of Treasures

    01983HD

    In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Bay, British Columbia, held their last secret potlatch. In 1980 at Alert Bay, the U'mista Cultural Centre...

    Box of Treasures
  • 1970
    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    Highway of Tears

    01970HD

    Discover the endless highway in British Columbia where over 40 indigenous women and girls (by unofficial estimates) have disappeared since the 1970s.

    Highway of Tears