Movies and TvShows featuring "indigenous-rights" 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.

In Fire on the Amazon, a photographer and a journalist team up to investigate the murder of an indigenous activist in the Amazon rainforest. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a web of corruption and political intrigue. This action-packed adventure explores themes of deforestation, indigenous rights, and the preservation of nature.

In the Australian outback, a German geologist becomes embroiled in a legal and environmental dispute when a mining company threatens to destroy a sacred Aboriginal site. As tensions rise, the geologist must navigate the complexities of indigenous rights, tribal customs, and the destruction of wildlife habitat. The trial becomes a symbolic battle between progress and the preservation of ancient cultures.

In the most remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, a writer and his anthropologist friend find communities that have resisted change for centuries.

The film follows Postcommodity, an interdisciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martinez and Kade L. Twist, who put land art in a tribal context. The group bring together a community to construct the Repellent Fence, a two-mile long ephemeral monument “stitching” together the US and Mexico.

In Clearcut, a lawyer named Peter returns to his hometown to defend a Native American man who has been wronged by a logging company. As Peter delves into the case, he uncovers a web of corruption and injustice. With the help of a wise spiritual guide, he fights to bring the truth to light and seek justice for the oppressed.

In The Territory, a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest. A young Indigenous leader and his mentor are determined to fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.

For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. Now, as climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, the outside world sees unprecedented opportunity. Oil and gas deposits, faster shipping routes, tourism, and fishing all provide financial incentive to exploit the newly opened waters. But for more than 100,000 Inuit, an entire way of life is at stake. Development here threatens to upset the delicate balance between their communities, land, and wildlife. Divided by aggressive colonization and decades of hardship, Inuit in Canada and Greenland are once again coming together, fighting to protect what will remain of their world. The question is, will the world listen?

Trouble In The Garden is a gripping drama that explores the themes of betrayal and its consequences. The movie follows the story of a woman who uncovers a shocking secret about her family that threatens to tear them apart. As she navigates through the complexities of her past, she must confront the betrayal that has haunted her for years. With compelling performances and a thought-provoking plot, Trouble In The Garden will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Birdwatchers is a drama set in modern-day Brazil that follows a group of Guarani-Kaiowá Indians who are fighting to protect their land and culture from deforestation and corruption. The story focuses on a teenager who becomes involved in a rebellion against the encroachment of a wealthy landowner on their reservation. As tensions rise, the community faces a cultural clash between their traditional ways and the modern world.

"A documentary film which looks at the issue of British Columbia Native land claims and how the aboriginals link their culture to the land, which has been stolen by the dominant white culture of North America. In the film, the argument is presented that the lands have been taken from the Natives without any clear treaty agreements and how attempts had been made to wipe out Native culture through the Residential School system. " Produced by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs in 1975.

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance is a documentary that highlights the 1990 Oka Crisis in Quebec, Canada. The film focuses on the resistance of the Mohawk people against the Canadian Army and their fight for land and indigenous rights. It explores the escalating tensions, negotiations, barricades, and the racial discrimination faced by the indigenous community during the conflict. The documentary also examines the government's intimidation tactics, the role of the media, and the impact of the crisis on the relationship between the indigenous and non-indigenous populations.

Now We're Going to Call You Brother is a documentary short film that highlights the challenges faced by indigenous communities in Chile, with a particular focus on the Mapuche Indians. The film explores issues such as indigenous rights, civil rights, and the preservation of native languages. It also delves into the impact of Chilean law on these communities and features speeches by prominent figures, including Salvador Allende, discussing the importance of supporting and empowering indigenous farmers.

The Coconut Revolution (2001) is a documentary that tells the story of the indigenous people of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, who use nonviolent resistance and guerilla warfare techniques to successfully fight against a multinational mining company and the government. The documentary highlights the importance of indigenous rights, the impact of environmental issues, and the power of grassroots movements.

An anthropologist goes to the mountains to study the problems of the indigenous people and finds out that they are being dispossessed of their lands.

In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country's jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.

In March, 1974, the Cree of the Mistassini area in northern Québec met to discuss their long-term future. After three hundred years of minimal contact with the white man, they had been offered 'compensation' by the government of Québec for the effects of the James Bay power project. But they decided that nothing, neither jobs nor money, meant more to them than their land. The film presents the issues under these headings: The Conflict, The Hunting Culture, The Schools, The Villages, The Fight for the Land.

Ompung Putra Boru, a sixties indigenous Batak woman from Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra, retraces her life stories through photographs that interweave her past and present as a wife, mother, healer and indigenous land defender in two neighboring villages. Her multi-layered stories are juxtaposed with visual records of everyday life in the two villages, where people’s living space is still increasingly threatened by a giant pulp expansion.

This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

In the year 2061, where only one utilitarian race -- known as 'The Nation' -- is recognized, a Native American man is imprisoned for speaking his ancient tribal language.