Native American Reservation Movies

  • 1934
    Laughing Boy

    Laughing Boy

    Laughing Boy

    3.61934HD

    A young Navajo defies tribal custom to marry an outcast.

    Laughing Boy
  • 2009
    Shimásání

    Shimásání

    Shimásání

    6.22009HD

    In 1934 on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane spends her time daydreaming and tending to her family's flock of sheep. When her older sister retu...

    Shimásání
  • 1926
    Tragedies of the Osage Hills

    Tragedies of the Osage Hills

    Tragedies of the Osage Hills

    01926HD

    A lost film based on the 'Reign of Terror', a real-life series of several dozen murders committed against the Osage people. 'Tragedies of the Osage Hi...

    Tragedies of the Osage Hills
  • 2020
    Little Chief

    Little Chief

    Little Chief

    8.52020HD

    The lives of a Native woman and a troubled young boy intersect over the course of a school day on a reservation in Oklahoma.

    Little Chief
  • 2013
    Natives

    Natives

    Natives

    6.32013HD

    Anita grew up on the Seneca Indian reservation, and for the first time ever, she's bringing her partner Rachel to meet her parents.

    Natives
  • 2000
    Homeland

    Homeland

    Homeland

    82000HD

    Following four Lakota families over three years, Homeland explores what it takes for the Lakota community to build a better future in the face of trib...

    Homeland
  • 1971
    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    01971HD

    Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually Ind...

    As Long as the Rivers Run
  • 2013
    Bury My Heart with Tonawanda

    Bury My Heart with Tonawanda

    Bury My Heart with Tonawanda

    02013HD

    A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmental...

    Bury My Heart with Tonawanda
  • 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
  • 2000
    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    6.32000HD

    The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the region...

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench
  • 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
  • 2019
    Predator on the Reservation

    Predator on the Reservation

    Predator on the Reservation

    02019HD

    FRONTLINE and The Wall Street Journal investigate the decades-long failure to stop a government doctor accused of sexually abusing Native American boy...

    Predator on the Reservation
  • 2007
    Standing Silent Nation

    Standing Silent Nation

    Standing Silent Nation

    02007HD

    When the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance separating industrial hemp from its illegal cousin, marijuana, Alex White Plume and his family glimpse...

    Standing Silent Nation
  • 1992
    The Omak Suicide Race

    The Omak Suicide Race

    The Omak Suicide Race

    11992HD

    A Video about a horse race held every year, during the second week of August, in Omak, Washington as a part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo. Held for mo...

    The Omak Suicide Race
  • 2004
    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation

    02004HD

    It explores the effect that methamphetamine has had on the Navajo Nation and interviews the people whose lives have been affected by the highly addict...

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation
  • 2019
    Finndians

    Finndians

    Finndians

    02019HD

    A short documentary about Americans with Native American and Finnish heritage.

    Finndians