Indigenous Rights Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

    The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

    The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

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    Personal accounts from the Alta actions in the years 1979 to 1981. Large police forces were deployed against the demonstrators. The dispute over the...

    The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs
  • 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
  • 1970
    The Bears on Pine Ridge

    The Bears on Pine Ridge

    The Bears on Pine Ridge

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    The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has declared a “State of Emergency”, after an outbreak of youth suicides has devastated the community....

    The Bears on Pine Ridge
  • 2016
    Promised Land

    Promised Land

    Promised Land

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    Promised Land is a social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest: the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the...

    Promised Land
  • 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

    01967HD

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

    Powwow at Duck Lake