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Native American Heritage

A collection of films about Native Americans and First Nations peoples -- history, spirituality, and the struggle to defend the environment, protect their traditions and cultures, and address the challenges of the 21st century.

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The Native American Heritage includes the following titles:

Crazywater - imageCrazywater

After years of struggle and shame, five First Nations Canadians are bravely telling their stories about their struggle with alcoholism and the role of traditional culture in long-term sobriety.

National Film Board of Canada | 2013 | 56 minutes
DamNation - imageDamNation

Explores the sea change in national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the call for dam removal as awareness grows that our own future is bound to the health of our rivers.

Bullfrog Films | 2014 | 87 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults
Daughter of a Lost Bird - imageDaughter of a Lost Bird

Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, a Native woman adopted into a white family, reconnects with her Native identity and begins to view herself as a living legacy of U.S. assimilationist policy.

Women Make Movies | 2021 | 66 minutes | College, Adults
Donna's Story - imageDonna's Story

An intimate portrait of a fiercely determined survivor -- Donna, a Cree woman who left behind a bleak existence on the streets.

National Film Board of Canada | 2001 | 51 minutes
Facing The Storm - imageFacing The Storm

An epic account of our tempestuous relationship with the bison, an iconic symbol of wild America.

Bullfrog Films | 2010 | 78 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
For John - imageFor John

The story of John Diabo, cherished member of a tight-knit Mohawk family, tortured by drug addiction.

National Film Board of Canada | 2003 | 52 minutes
Gene Boy Came Home - imageGene Boy Came Home

Eugene "Gene Boy" Benedict left the Odanak Indian Reserve at the age of 15; adrift at 17 he joined the U.S. Marines on a dare, and ended up in the midst of the Vietnam War. This moving film from Alanis Obomsawin traces his journey there, and back to Odanak.

National Film Board of Canada | 2007 | 25 minutes
Great Falls - imageGreat Falls

Professional, Native and antiquarian researchers combine to investigate the archaeological history and modern legacy of Eastern Native civilization in Turners Falls, MA.

Bullfrog Films | 2012 | 83 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adults
Gyaangee - imageGyaangee

Gyaangee: Beyond Being Silenced is a beautiful, entertaining, must-see for anyone looking to gain a keener understanding of the magic within the magnificent world artform of the totem pole.

Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 14 minutes | 7-12, College, Adults
Haida Modern - imageHaida Modern

Explores the life and work of renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 80 minutes

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