Indigenous Rights Movies

  • 2014
    The Burden of Being

    The Burden of Being

    The Burden of Being

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    In the year 2061, where only one utilitarian race -- known as 'The Nation' -- is recognized, a Native American man is imprisoned for speaking his...

    The Burden of Being
  • 2012
    A Struggle to Remember

    A Struggle to Remember

    A Struggle to Remember

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    The video documentary "A Struggle to Remember: Fighting for Our Families" puts faces and narratives to the story of the struggle for family leave in...

    A Struggle to Remember
  • 2020
    Svonni vs the Swedish Tax Agency

    Svonni vs the Swedish Tax Agency

    Svonni vs the Swedish Tax Agency

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    A Sámi woman fights for her right to claim a tax deduction against the purchase of a dog. Why the Swedish authorities fail to recognize the...

    Svonni vs the Swedish Tax Agency
  • 1996
    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

    No Turning Back

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    This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal...

    No Turning Back
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

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    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 2017
    Idle no More

    Idle no More

    Idle no More

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    Ginger Côté uses the words of Heather Archibald, an activist who grew up in foster care and who died, to honor the memory of the young...

    Idle no More
  • 1967
    Powwow at Duck Lake

    Powwow at Duck Lake

    Powwow at Duck Lake

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    This powerful short documentary showing Indigenous youth resistance and emerging voices that will continue to define the landscape of Indigenous...

    Powwow at Duck Lake