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This documentary tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women because the prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her aboriginal name.

he Hudson's Bay Company's 300th anniversary celebration was no occasion for joy among the people whose lives were tied to the trading stores. This film presents the view of spokesmen for Canadian Indian and Métis groups.

This documentary chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq people to use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.

This documentary features young adults from two distinct Winnipeg neighbourhoods on either side of the Red River who struggle to overcome geographical and cultural barriers. High school students from the predominantly Aboriginal North End and their peers from the Francophone district of St. Boniface work together to produce a play on the origins of the Métis.

This documentary looks at the hazards of uranium mining in Canada and the effect on the traditional economic and spiritual lives of the Aboriginal people.

Garnet Angeconeb shares his life story in a series of videos of his life in Lac Seul to his years in residential school and beyond.

Radio and TV clips from the CBC Digital Archives topic - A Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools.

Director Martin Defalco was shooting his documentary Northern Fisherman in Pelican Narrows, Northern Saskatchewan, in 1966. According to him, the reserve where he was filming was full of life, until one day, an airplane arrived and took all the children away to residential schools. Defalco was stunned to see just how desolate the reserve became after all the children left. It was like all the life had been drained from the place. This left a lasting impression on him.

8TH Fire draws from an Anishinaabe prophecy that declares now is the time for Aboriginal peoples and the settler community to come together and build the '8TH Fire' of justice and harmony.

This documentary is an introduction to the Bella Bella Indians of Campbell Island, 500 km North of Vancouver on the Pacific Coast.

This documentary follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole.

his short documentary is an invitation to a gathering of the Blood Indians of Alberta - as the Sun Dance is captured on film for the first time.

The Trudeau government pledged to hold constitutional conferences on the issue of Aboriginal rights following the repatriation of the Constitution. The conferences took place between 1983 and 1985.

The sequel to Dancing Around the Table, Part One, this film deals with the constitutional negotiations with Canada's Native peoples that took place between 1983 and 1985. It documents the fourth and final meeting between Canada's Native leaders and the first ministers.

This film portrays the experiences of Rhonda Gordon and her daughter, Angela, when they are harassed by 3 boys on a bus ride. Rhonda finds the courage to take a powerful stance against ignorance and prejudice.

This short film shows how to make an igloo using only snow and a knife by two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North.

This documentary studies life in the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik.

This film relates to the history behind the Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) raids on the Restigouche Reserve on June 11 and 20, 1981. The Quebec government had decided to restrict fishing, resulting in anger among the Micmac Indians.

In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Burnt Church, New Brunswick. This film looks at the events in Miramichi Bay.

On a July day in 1990, a confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Quebec, into the international spotlight. This film looks at 78 days of the armed stand-off between the Mohawks, the Quebec police and the Canadian army.

This documentary journeys to Baffin Island where the Arctic has continuous daylight for 4 months of the summer. During this time, provisions must be made for the long dark winter ahead.

This documentary shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp.

This documentary portrays village life in Puvirnituq on the shores of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec, as well as the elements that forge the character of its people: their history, the great open spaces and their unflagging humour.

This documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4, he spent the rest of his 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta.

This film follows the events of the final journey of a G'psgolox Pole (traditional mortuary totem pole) as it returns home to Kitamaat, British Columbia and the Haisla people.

The film shows the confrontation between police and a 1969 demonstration by Mohawks of the St. Regis Reserve on the bridge between Canada and the United States near Cornwall, Ontario. The Mohawks argued that they were being prohibited by Canadian authorities from duty-free passage of personal purchases across the border, a right they claim was established by the Jay Treaty of 1794.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television

Indigenous Film Archive is a living register of Indigenous films. In its current iteration, it showcases Indigenous films made from 1894 to 2010 currently streaming.

The National Film Board of Canada has launched Indigenous Cinema, a website that offers free streaming of more than 200 titles by Indigenous directors.
Spanning both short and feature-length movies produced from 1968 to 2021, the collection includes entries from contemporary artists, writers and filmmakers.