Indigenous Rights Movies

  • 1996
    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

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    This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...

    No Turning Back
  • 2014
    The Burden of Being

    The Burden of Being

    The Burden of Being

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    In the year 2061, where only one utilitarian race -- known as 'The Nation' -- is recognized, a Native American man is imprisoned for speaking his...

    The Burden of Being
  • 2017
    Idle no More

    Idle no More

    Idle no More

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    Ginger Côté uses the words of Heather Archibald, an activist who grew up in foster care and who died, to honor the memory of the young...

    Idle no More
  • 1970
    The Bears on Pine Ridge

    The Bears on Pine Ridge

    The Bears on Pine Ridge

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    The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has declared a “State of Emergency”, after an outbreak of youth suicides has devastated the community....

    The Bears on Pine Ridge
  • 1974
    Our Land Is Our Life

    Our Land Is Our Life

    Our Land Is Our Life

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    In March, 1974, the Cree of the Mistassini area in northern Québec met to discuss their long-term future. After three hundred years of minimal...

    Our Land Is Our Life
  • 2012
    A Struggle to Remember

    A Struggle to Remember

    A Struggle to Remember

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    The video documentary "A Struggle to Remember: Fighting for Our Families" puts faces and narratives to the story of the struggle for family leave in...

    A Struggle to Remember
  • 2016
    Promised Land

    Promised Land

    Promised Land

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    Promised Land is a social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest: the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the...

    Promised Land
  • 1967
    Powwow at Duck Lake

    Powwow at Duck Lake

    Powwow at Duck Lake

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    This powerful short documentary showing Indigenous youth resistance and emerging voices that will continue to define the landscape of Indigenous...

    Powwow at Duck Lake