Movies and TvShows featuring "first-nations" theme.
Frontier is set in the late 1700s, during the North American fur trade. The show explores the power struggles between rival factions, including European fur traders, Native American tribes, and Outlaws. It follows the story of Declan Harp, a half-Irish, half-Native American outlaw who is determined to break the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Follows a diverse group of students navigating their way through a four-year adventure in the most challenging medical training program in the world.
Naru is a fierce and highly skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, raised in the shadow of legendary hunters on the Great Plains. When danger arises, she embarks on a mission to safeguard her people. Her prey is a technologically advanced alien predator that has landed on Earth.
Once Upon a Time... The Americas is a cartoon series that takes viewers on a journey through the history of the Americas, exploring topics such as American history, Native Americans, colonialism, and the American Revolution. The show provides an educational and entertaining experience for both kids and adults.
H2O is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on the CBC Television October 31, 2004. It starred Paul Gross and Leslie Hope, with former politician Belinda Stronach making a cameo appearance. Written by Gross and John Krizanc and directed by Charles Binamé, it was nominated for five Gemini Awards and four DGC Craft Awards. It won one Golden Nymph Award for best actor.
The story of a Warlpiri woman, Audrey, and her Sicilian partner Santo as they navigate through colonial systems to keep the children they care for together. Audrey Napanangka was born at a time when the world was changing for the people in the Central Australian Desert. Settler colonisation was permeating the desert and forced changes and the fusion of two worlds shifted Audrey’s life forever. Today, Audrey raises young people to walk in many worlds, by centering culture, language, and Law in their lives alongside mainstream education. The intimate footage filmed over 10 years in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Yuendumu and Audrey’s Warlpiri country Mount Theo, showcases a heartwarming story about the power of kinship and family in what is known as Australia.
After learning that her real father is in prison for killing the mother she never knew and furious at having been lied to all her life, 16-year-old Isla Wallis runs away to the remote mining town where she was born. There, she learns of a series of horrific murders of First Nation women that may be ties to her mother's death. With the help of Tina, a street-smart local, Isla starts to uncover the shocking truth behind these brutal crimes.
Set on Stonewalker First Nation, nestled comfortably beside an affluent beach community in Southern Manitoba.
The four-part series takes an awe-inspiring look at the world around us, shot with ultra-high-definition cameras that capture sweeping panoramas and extraordinary close-ups of Canada’s majestic terrain and diverse species.
Indian Horse tells the gripping story of Saul Indian Horse, a young indigenous Canadian boy who is forcibly taken from his family and placed in a residential school. Despite enduring abuse and racism, Saul finds solace and escape in the game of ice hockey, becoming a talented player. The film explores themes of cultural identity, discrimination, and the power of resilience.
Te Ata is based on the true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who became famous for her storytelling and performances as a Chickasaw Indian in the early 20th century. The movie follows her journey of overcoming racism and adversity to become a successful artist and an advocate for Native American culture.
Aline Spears, a Cree code talker, overcomes the horrors of Canada's residential school system to carry on her family's legacy of fighting against systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. Bones of Crows portrays her journey over 100 years, propelling us into the future.
In a remote Native American reservation, a zombie outbreak occurs, turning the infected into bloodthirsty monsters. The survivors, including the sheriff's son who is immune to the virus, must navigate through intense violence, interracial conflicts, moral dilemmas, and social commentary. They struggle to protect their community from the zombie hordes while facing gruesome and graphic violence. Blood Quantum is a gritty and intense horror film with elements of a B-movie, featuring a unique blend of indigenous culture and the zombie genre.
Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.
About Aborigines and Australian politics. On 13 March 1978 the Queensland Government announced its intention to take over management of the Aurukun Aboriginal Reserve from the Uniting Church. The people of Aurukun complained bitterly, believing that the Church was more sympathetic to their aims and fearing that the State was merely seeking easier access to the rich bauxite deposits on their Reserve. When the Federal Government took the side of the Aborigines the stage was set for national confrontation. Shows the situation at Aurukun during those crucial three weeks.
A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her tribe, it results in hardship and isolation for Ikwe. Values and customs clash until, finally, the events of a dream Ikwe once had unfold with tragic clarity.
Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation (Restigouche) by the Sûreté du Québec in 1981, as part of the efforts of the Quebec government to impose new restrictions on Native salmon fishermen. Incident at Restigouche delves into 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 as salmon was traditionally an important source of food and income. Using a combination of documents, news clips, photographs and interviews, this powerful film provides an in-depth investigation into the history-making raids that put justice on trial.
'Limbo' is about a jaded detective named Travis Hurley who arrives in a small Australian outback city to investigate a twenty-year-old unsolved homicide of a local Aboriginal woman. As he forms connections with the victim's broken family, Travis uncovers a series of difficult truths that shed light on the complexities of loss and injustice faced by First Nations Australians.