Movies and TvShows featuring "native-american-protagonist" theme.

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.

When a young Inuit hunter named Kenai needlessly kills a bear, he is magically transformed into a bear himself as punishment. Now a bear, Kenai must navigate the wilderness and find a way to reverse the spell. Along the way, he meets Koda, a chatty bear cub who becomes his guide and companion. Together, they embark on a journey to the Northern Lights, where Kenai hopes to find a way to become human again. However, as Kenai spends time as a bear and learns to see the world through Koda's eyes, he begins to question his original belief that bears are monsters. This story explores themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the importance of understanding others.

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.

In seventeenth century Virginia, an English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief find themselves in a forbidden romance as English colonists invade the New World. With her powerful father disapproving of their relationship and Englishmen plotting against the Native Americans, Pocahontas' love for Captain John Smith may be the key to saving the day.

In the Arizona Territory of 1886, Geronimo, a prominent Native American leader of the Apache Nation, resists the encroachment of the U.S. Cavalry into Apache Territory. The film tells the story of Geronimo's struggle for freedom and the long-lasting impact of his resistance.

In her journey, Pocahontas and her spiritual companion Hopi Ho, get the chance to become acquainted with the different ways of living of the different American Indian tribes that they visit.

Smoke Signals is a comedy-drama movie that follows the story of a Native American protagonist and his male friendship. After the death of his father, a young man embarks on a road trip with his estranged best friend to retrieve his father's ashes. Along the way, they confront their past and discover the true meaning of friendship and identity.

The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.

Ixcanul is a movie set in rural Guatemala, where Maria, a teenage Mayan girl, lives with her parents on a coffee plantation. She is engaged to Ignacio, but secretly desires to escape and explore the world. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when she becomes pregnant with Ignacio's child, and her attempts to terminate the pregnancy lead to disastrous consequences. As she navigates the challenges of a language barrier, cultural traditions, and poverty, Maria must make difficult decisions that will shape her future.

In Devil's Doorway, a Native American US Marshal returns to his homeland to find that the land has been taken away and his people are facing discrimination and injustice. He fights against prejudice and injustice to protect his people and seek justice.

Sioux City follows a Native American man who becomes a victim of racism and corruption after his mother is murdered. He sets out on a journey to seek justice, uncovering a web of secrets and discovering his own heritage along the way.

Raven Hawk, a powerful female bodybuilder and Native American protagonist, becomes a one-woman army when she is framed for murder. With her strength and determination, she must navigate corruption and fight for justice while seeking revenge against the corrupt sheriff who wronged her.

Follows the journey of two Native American friends, a Vietnam War veteran, and a spiritual leader, as they set out on a road trip to rescue the sister of one of them from a prison in Santa Fe. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and confront the discrimination faced by Native Americans.

A kickboxing cop abandons the violent life after he accidentally kills his opponent during a match. After quitting, he heads for the Arizona desert to live alone and occasionally work tracking drug runners for the area sheriff. One particularly wily Mexican drug lord, Santos, has been a real thorn in tracker Joe Highhawk's side, so when he encounters the beautiful Claudia and her simpleton brother Anthony running for their lives because she, an accountant, embezzled $20 million from Santos, he decides to help them. This actioner follows what happens next. Along the way, they encounter all sorts of danger, and double cross until the exciting final standoff between the kickboxer and the villain.

Turok, a native American warrior, embarks on a dangerous journey through a savage jungle filled with vicious dinosaurs and cannibal tribes to fulfill his destiny.

A woman tracks down the three men who raped her, helped by an Apache. Traveling through the Old West to her new home, young schoolteacher Alice McAndrew is abducted by five outlaws headed by robber Pudge Elliott. The thugs rape Alice before leaving her for dead, but she is rescued by Chatto, an Apache chief. He restores her health and aids her in her bloodthirsty quest for revenge. With her sanity wavering, will Alice be able to find the men who tortured her?

When a string of gruesome murders occur on the Navajo Reservation, a Navajo police officer teams up with an FBI agent to investigate. As they delve deeper into the case, they discover that the murders are connected to a secret society of skinwalkers, who can transform into animals. The officer must unravel the mystery and stop the skinwalkers before they strike again.

Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.

Saga about a proud band of Sioux Indians, and the efforts of one brave to save his people from destruction through the use of mysterious powers handed down by ancestors.

Black Cloud is a drama about a young Native American boxer, struggling with his personal demons, who trains to become an Olympic hopeful in the American Southwest. As he navigates his way through life on a Navajo reservation, he must confront his troubled relationships, including a strained relationship with his grandfather. With determination and perseverance, he strives to become a successful boxer and find redemption in the boxing ring.