Native American Movies

  • 2014
    Tracing Roots

    Tracing Roots

    Tracing Roots

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    A new documentary that follows master Haida weaver Delores Churchill on a journey to replicate a spruce root hat discovered with the Long Ago Person...

    Tracing Roots
  • 1999
    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

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    Dreamcatcher
  • 1953
    Apache

    Apache

    Apache

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    Short about the daily life of the Apaches, including their ceremonies.

    Apache
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1992
    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

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    Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her...

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence
  • 1970
    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

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    Told from the perspective of contemporary Lakota people, the film explores the life of Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko). Viewers see the natural world of...

    Tasunke Witko
  • 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
  • 2008
    America's First Nations

    America's First Nations

    America's First Nations

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    Before the first Europeans set foot in the Americas, the Native American tribes of the Northeast were locked in a bitter and bloody conflict. Then, a...

    America's First Nations
  • 1953
    Villages in the Sky

    Villages in the Sky

    Villages in the Sky

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    A portrait of the Hopi tribe who live in northeastern Arizona.

    Villages in the Sky
  • 1983
    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

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    Documents the cultural and ecological impacts of coal stripmining, uranium mining, and oil shale development in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and...

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?
  • 1966
    Northwest Indian Art

    Northwest Indian Art

    Northwest Indian Art

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    Shows representative samples of Northwest Indian art collected from six different museums, featuring the double-faced mechanical masks which were...

    Northwest Indian Art
  • 2019
    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

    Homecoming Song

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    Homecoming Song is a poetic documentary that tells the parallel stories of two men who came home. Many years ago Kaax'achgook of the Kiks.adi clan of...

    Homecoming Song
  • 1995
    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology

    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology

    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology

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    The remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. are in the possession of museums such as the...

    Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology
  • 1970
    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

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    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra
  • 1962
    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

    An Indian Story

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    Still photographs and narration give an overview of the history of the American Indian.

    An Indian Story
  • 1970
    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

    The Trial of Standing Bear

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    Examines the 1879 court case of Standing Bear vs. Crook and the struggle for basic Native American rights.

    The Trial of Standing Bear
  • 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?
  • 1987
    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

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    Follows U.S., Canadian, and European scientists from the barrens of Labrador - where archaeologists uncover an ancient stone burial mound - to sites...

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
  • 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