Native American Reservation Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2024
    Missing from Fire Trail Road

    Missing from Fire Trail Road

    Missing from Fire Trail Road

    72024HD

    A riveting documentary detailing the case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman who disappeared in 2020. Her story exposes how...

    Missing from Fire Trail Road
  • 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
  • 1970
    Wind River: Rising

    Wind River: Rising

    Wind River: Rising

    01970HD

    Terror has escalated on the Wind River reservation as a series of ritualistic murders remain unsolved. The FBI therefore enlists the aid of Hanson, a...

    Wind River: Rising
  • 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
  • 2013
    Pine Ridge

    Pine Ridge

    Pine Ridge

    92013HD

    19 year old Bert sits in the shade of a tree in Yo Park. Cassandra Warrior feeds her daughter Diamond Rose. Daniel Runs Close sweats under the sun at...

    Pine Ridge
  • 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...

    Bury My Heart with Tonawanda
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1956
    The Broken Star

    The Broken Star

    The Broken Star

    6.41956HD

    A deputy sheriff defies local ranchers to investigate a Mexican's murder.

    The Broken Star
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 2019
    Finndians

    Finndians

    Finndians

    02019HD

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

    Finndians