Movies and TvShows featuring "indigenous" theme.

In a future where Earth's resources are depleted, a paraplegic Marine is sent to the moon Pandora to gather information about the indigenous Na'Vi. As he learns about their culture and falls in love with a Na'Vi woman, he must choose between loyalty to his own kind and defending the world he now calls home.

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.

Leaphorn and Chee, two Navajo police officers, find themselves questioning their spiritual beliefs as they delve into a double murder investigation in the 1970s Southwest.

Novo Mundo is a historical drama TV show set in Brazil during the 18th century. It tells the story of Anna Millman, a young Austrian woman who embarks on a journey to Brazil when she agrees to marry a Portuguese emperor. Along the way, she faces challenges such as fake deaths, prejudice, and a love triangle.

A talented and ambitious attorney returns to her hometown to take on a major pharmaceutical company accused of causing mysterious illnesses. As she digs deeper into the case, she unravels a web of deceit and corruption that threatens to destroy her career and the lives of those she cares about.

In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy soon finds himself on the run with a prostitute and a young boy after killing a fellow gunman.

This documentary takes you on a reflective journey into the extended family of Nova Scotia’s Mi'kmaq community. Revisiting her own roots, Mi'kmaq filmmaker and mother Catherine Anne Martin explores how the community is recovering its First Nations values, particularly through the teachings of elders and a collective approach to children-rearing. Mi'kmaq Family is an inspiring resource for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences who are looking for ways to strengthen and explore their own families and traditions. We hear the Mi'kmaq language spoken and a lullaby is sung by a Mi'kmaq grandmother featured in the film.

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa. Accompanied by his Capuchin monkey, Spike, he must overcome his fear of bats and navigate the problems of dealing with the tribes to solve the mystery. Along the way, he discovers a plot to let the tribes destroy each other and takes down the mastermind behind it. With his mission accomplished, Ace returns the bat to the tribes, but his actions have consequences.

Reservation Dogs follows four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in rural Oklahoma. They face challenges, make rebellious decisions, form friendships, and navigate the complexities of their community.

In 10,000 BC, a tribe of hunter-gatherers called the Yagahl live in the Urals. D'Leh, a young hunter, forms a bond with Evolet, an orphan. When horse raiders capture Evolet, D'Leh sets out on a quest to save her. Along the way, he forms alliances with other tribes and discovers an advanced civilization ruled by 'The Almighty.' With their help, D'Leh leads a rebellion to free the slaves and defeat The Almighty. Ultimately, D'Leh rescues Evolet, and they return to their tribe with grains to transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers.

Six teens arrive at Arcadia House to pursue their dreams. For some it's the opportunity of a lifetime, for others it's a last chance. All are strangers and the last thing they expect to find is family.

Bolivia's Climbing Cholitas - a group of indigenous women scaling the Andes Mountains, some of the highest peaks in the world. Shot in Bolivia for Vogue Latin America and Vogue Mexico's 20th anniversary cover story.

A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.

After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive.

A hardened environmental prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro investigates a series of mysterious murders that lead him into the hidden world of Brazilian folklore and mythic fantasy.

Set in pre-colonial Aotearoa, we see the lives of three prominent chiefs doing whatever it takes to keep their people safe and maintain their chiefly honour.

Thea is an 8-year-old Ojibwe girl who is in the process of learning how to speak her traditional language from her mother.

A portrait of an albino Aboriginal teenager, her feelings of alienation while at a convent boarding school, and her dreams of escape.

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange aboriginal American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world. In the late-1800s, the meek accountant from Cleveland, William Blake, spends the last of his already meagre savings to get to the frontier community of Machine where a job awaits him. Eager to make a fresh start, Blake arrives at his destination, only to discover that the position no longer exists. Gravely wounded and on the run from a relentless trio of bounty hunters after a deadly shoot-out, William flees the inhospitable industrial town and has a chance encounter with the enigmatic Native American spirit-guide named Nobody, who believes Blake is the reincarnation of the visionary English poet, William Blake. Now, before the endless American wilderness, the two companions embark on a peril-laden odyssey of mysticism, transformation, and spirituality, until William crosses over into the spirit world. What lies on the other side?

A horror story that intertwines four tales on a fishing island in Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, where an evil lake spirit haunts the inhabitants, casting a dark shadow over their lives.