LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 / 2014

A documentary film about Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who led an extensive life of Native political and social activism, and is now passing on her traditional cultural and leadership values to a new generation of emerging Indigenous leaders.

Terence Lewis, Indian Man / 2020

Canada Vignettes: Indian Pipe / 1979

This carved ritual pipe from the Plains First Nations culture depicts the act of creation, alive in stone, Mother Earth in the embrace of Father Sky. Integral to the all-important sacred ceremonies, this personal possession expresses in strong imagery the vigour and joy of life itself.

Cowboy and "Indian" Film / 1958

The same year that Bruce Conner completed his famed A Movie, Montañez Ortiz destroyed a 16mm print of a banal Western, Winchester '73, with a tomahawk. He then placed the scraps of film in a medicine bag "to release the evil," intoned a ritual chant he had learned from his Yaqui grandfather, and spliced together the exorcised fragments in a random order.

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief / 2014

The lives of seven people are upended by coincidence, deceit, and paranoid assumption in this claustrophobic noir.

Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid / 1912

Bart McGrew, a rascally schemer, endeavors to secure an old Indian chief's signature to a deed that will give him thousands of acres of valuable land owned by the tribe. Laughing Fawn, the chief's beautiful daughter, suspects Bart of treachery and takes her father away before he signs.

The Indian Brothers / 19117.01 voti

A renegade Indian kills a chief who has insulted him. The chief's brother swears vengeance and pursues the renegade, overtaking him just in time to rescue him from another tribe who are angry with him for stealing a horse.

The Last Indian / 1938

As the White man takes more and more land from the American Indian, they diminish in number to one, who is pushed to madness. He steals a car and a wild live-action ride ends in a crash.

The Wooden Indian / 1948

A Terrytoons cartoon released 31 December 1948.

One Little Indian / 1954

This short puppet animation from the fifties tells the story of Magic Bow, a First Nations boy endowed with magic gifts. Magic Bow is in the big city for the first time, thrilling audiences with his tricks at the Wild West Rodeo. Outside the arena, cars, trucks and buses zip by at dizzying speeds. With the help of some savvy city dwellers, Magic Bow learns a few important traffic rules to help him navigate the streets safely.

Indian Day School / 1898

Children entering and exiting a schoolhouse.

The Indian Raiders / 1912

The Thomas family are the owners of a large horse ranch, on the borders of New Mexico. A neighboring band of Apaches, under the famous Geronimo, had for several years been at peace, consequently the Thomas ranch was in a flourishing condition. Tom, the foreman, and Jerry, one of his trusted lieutenants, are rivals for the hand of Jess, the ranch owner's daughter.

Project Indian Bride / 2017

A short film about Rekha, a urban trans girl who wants to be a model. A project comes her way, but the photographer’s wife is very reluctant. The film tells two parallel stories of Rekha and the photographer’s wife during the project.

The Indian Trailer / 1909

The Indian Trailer is a Western short.

Rebuilding Indian Country / 1933

Indian Space Dreams / 2019

Space scientists in Mumbai dream of launching the country's first astronomical satellite. Meanwhile the children living next door to the Space Centre are inspired to have dreams of their own.

The Faithful Indian / 1911

Will Talbot, a miner, is severely injured in an explosion of dynamite on his claim and his life is saved through the aid of his faithful Indian servant. The Indian carries him to their shack and rides to town for the doctor. When the latter arrives he finds that Talbot has not only suffered severe face burns, but seems to have also lost all knowledge of his identity, a species of insanity occasionally the result of a violent shock.

Indian Warrior Ghost / 2013

In 1982 a group of Scouts go on a canoe trip deep into the wilderness where they hunted by an Indian Warrior Ghost who turns Scouts into Zombies. They must use all their skills to solve the mystery or become a zombie like the others before them.

Indian Comedy Tour / 2010

Blowing aside political correctness, these talented Indian comics break down stereotypes as they cover politics, racism, dating, childhood, pop culture, and being a gay Indian in America.

The Argumentative Indian / 2018

A documentary on the Indian Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen