Movies and TvShows featuring "indian-reserve" theme.

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.

Beans is a 12-year-old indigenous girl who navigates racism and her own journey of self-discovery amidst a land dispute between the Mohawk tribe and the Canadian government in 1990. This gripping story explores themes of identity, resilience, and the power of community.

Known for her intimate films, director Kim O’Bomsawin (Call Me Human) invites viewers into the lives of Indigenous youth in this absorbing new documentary. Shot over six years, the film brings us the moving stories, dreams, and experiences of three groups of children and teens from different Indigenous nations: Atikamekw, Eeyou Cree, and Innu. In following these young people through the formative years of their childhood and right through their high school years, we witness their daily lives, their ideas, and aspirations for themselves and their communities, as well as some of the challenges they face.

A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.

Made in the early 1990s, this award-winning Canadian documentary presents the stories of gay and lesbian teenagers who have come out to their family and friends. The journeys for most were emotional and sometimes painful, but ultimately a source of strength and hope. Also included are the tales of young transvestites and street hustlers who have had to leave home because of rejection by their families. P-Flag, a support group for parents of gays is also briefly profiled.