Native American Reservation Movies

  • 2014
    Drunktown's Finest

    Drunktown's Finest

    Drunktown's Finest

    6.82014HD

    On a desolate Navajo reservation in New Mexico, three young people – a college-bound, devout Christian; a rebellious and angry father-to-be;...

    Drunktown's Finest
  • 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
  • 2021
    Murdered and Missing in Montana

    Murdered and Missing in Montana

    Murdered and Missing in Montana

    52021HD

    A documentary examining the mysterious deaths of three young Indigenous women in south-central Montana, featuring access to family members, tribal...

    Murdered and Missing in Montana
  • 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...

    Homeland
  • 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
  • 1972
    When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

    4.91972HD

    An elderly rodeo rider becomes mentor to a young man attempting to make his own name in the business.

    When the Legends Die
  • 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...

    Shimásání
  • 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
  • 1991
    Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

    Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

    Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

    01991HD

    An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in 1977,...

    Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
  • 2019
    Finndians

    Finndians

    Finndians

    02019HD

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

    Finndians
  • 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...

    As Long as the Rivers Run
  • 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...

    Predator on the Reservation
  • 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...

    Tragedies of the Osage Hills
  • 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...

    The Omak Suicide Race
  • 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
  • 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...

    Standing Silent Nation
  • 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...

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation
  • 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
  • 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...

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench