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- DirectorJeff BarnabyStarsDevery JacobsGlen GouldBrandon OakesRed Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the Crow, that means imprisonment at St. Dymphna's. That means being at the mercy of "Popper", the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school.
- DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsJohn ReddyJashaun St. JohnIrene BedardWith an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving behind his beloved sister.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsEverlyn SampiTianna SansburyKenneth BranaghIn 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.
- DirectorAnita DoronStarsJoel EvansKiowa GordonChloe RoseA drama centered on a First Nations teenager trying to find his place in the modern world.
- DirectorAdam MazoBen Pender-CudlipA story of stolen children and cultural survival: inside the first truth and reconciliation commission for Native Americans.
- StarsRobbie RobertsonJoy HarjoYan GarciaAt the intersection of modern scholarship and Native knowledge is a new vision of the Americas and the people who built it.
- DirectorValerie Red-HorseStarsChris CarlssonMark Warren DowningMelissa GowerAn in-depth look at the life and work of Cherokee Nation chief, Wilma Mankiller.
- DirectorJudd EhrlichStarsTsiotenhariio HerneJacelyn LazoreMimi LazoreMembers of an all-Native girls lacrosse team try to prove the game is their rightful inheritance, putting more than just a championship on the line.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsAidan QuinnAdam BeachAugust SchellenbergA historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.
- DirectorGeorgina LightningStarsAdam BeachTantoo CardinalBradley CooperA Native American woman is haunted by visions that compel her to seek the truth about a residential school.
- DirectorMichel PouletteStarsRoseanne SupernaultIpeelie OotoovaUapshkuss ThernishA Canadian aboriginal woman journeys to the Arctic in search of a missing member of her tribe, and falls in love with a man from a rival clan.
- DirectorKaren Lynn WeinbergWith less than 40 fluent Elder speakers remaining, the Alutiiq language is at risk. Four Alaska Native women discover language revitalization offers complex challenges and unique, potentially life-saving rewards.
- DirectorLeslye AbbeyStarsBen HurstOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept ashore on the Louisiana coast. Among those communities devastated by her impact were the small Houma Indian settlements in the lower eastern Parishes of Louisiana. Over one thousand were left homeless, their homes completely destroyed by wind and water. As the tribe struggled to bring aid to its citizens another storm loomed on the horizon. Hurricane Rita pushed a massive storm surge into the western bayous and an additional 4000 homes were lost. In this documentary the Houma people who have been fighting for federal recognition for decades tell their story.
- DirectorHeather RaeStarsRobert RedfordKris KristoffersonSam ShepardA chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.