Movies and TvShows featuring "treaty-rights" theme.

A gripping documentary that explores the life of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian convicted for murder and considered a political prisoner, highlighting the flaws in the justice system.

A documentary about Winona LaDuke, an environmental activist and member of the Ojibwe tribe, who fights against the construction of an oil pipeline that would pollute the water and destroy the wild rice beds, which are important to the Ojibwe culture and economy. The documentary explores the social justice issues and treaty rights involved in the fight.

The Lost Spirits is a documentary that follows a Native American tribe's struggle to repatriate their ancestors' remains, which were stolen and kept in museums. The film highlights the importance of treaty rights and the ongoing battle to preserve cultural heritage. Through interviews and archival footage, viewers gain insight into the tribe's history, the grave-robbing practices of the past, and the legal complexities surrounding the repatriation process.

Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually Indians of Frank's Landing in Washington.

Who Bombed Judi Bari? is a documentary film that explores the investigation into the bombing of environmentalist Judi Bari, a prominent earth-first activist. The film delves into the events leading up to the bombing, the fallout from the attack, and the ongoing mystery surrounding who was responsible.

This short documentary is the portrait of an 88-year-old woman who lives alone in a log cabin without running water or electricity in the Williams Lake area of British Columbia. The daughter of a Shuswap chief, Augusta lost her Indian status as the result of a marriage to a white man. She recalls past times, but lives very much in the present. Self-sufficient, dedicated to her people, she spreads warmth wherever she moves, with her songs and her harmonica.

A rookie NPR reporter on his first assignment, covering the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973, is treated as the enemy and ultimately arrested by the FBI for defying a government news blackout to embed with militant Indians.

Promised Land is a social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest: the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they've long been denied. In following their story, the film examines a larger problem in the way that the government and society still looks at tribal sovereignty.