NFB Indigenous Cinema
In 1977, a nine-day festival in Montreal was held to support the James Bay Cree, whose territory, resources and...
Told in the Lil̓wat7úl language and featuring a series of still images, this short documentary follows master Stl'...
On a beautiful summer's day in Nunavik, a family enjoys the pleasures of berry picking and fishing as the sound of...
Wild rice is an important source of food and revenue for many Anishinaabe people, who sometimes travel hundreds of...
Utilzing engineering ingenuity that is centuries old, Atikamekw elders Agatha and Cezar Newashish build a small-...
Through a series of still images, the bright, inquisitive and beautiful faces of the children from the Atikamekw...
Alanis Obomsawin's 1971 directorial debut, filmed at a residential school in Northern Ontario, is composed entirely...
People of the L'il'wat First Nation share personal narratives about their culture, history, education and the impact...
Amid a severe housing crisis in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat...
Supporters of teen Shannen Koostachin, who launched a campaign to build a suitable school in Attawapiskat before she...
"It's not how it used to be." The words of Cezar Newashish resonate through this short documentary that explores the...
Atikamekw Elder Cezar Newashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan, which embodies the...
In June 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police raided Restigouche Reserve; at issue were the salmon-fishing rights of...
In the summer of 2000, the country watched in disbelief as federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'...
Because of the death of Jordan River Anderson, Jordan's Principle was passed into law, which resulted in First...
In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) lands in Quebec set the...
Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob - of the Atikamekw community of Manawan - demonstrate a moose-call horn constructed...
In her first feature-length documentary, released in 1977, Alanis Obomsawin honours the central place of women and...
In a series of playful portraits, Lilwat children and youth go about their daily duties at the community's summer...
Arrested during the 1990 Oka crisis, Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk, is detained four days longer than other...
Close-up photographs of baskets, tools and utensils used in the past and still used today by the Stl'atl'imx (Lilwat...
In Norway House, north of Winnipeg, the Cree community has been enriched through the power of education at a school...
Francois Newashish, the only one in his family not to go to residential school, recollects a story of hunting with...
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin exposes the housing crisis and poor living conditions faced by 1,700 Cree in northern...
Alanis Obomsawin revisits the Cree community of Attawapiskat in northern Ontario, whose severe housing crisis made...
A look at the root causes of substance abuse in Indigenous communities and how the Poundmaker's Lodge, an Indigenous...
A thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor admired for his unconventional yet powerful...
An intimate portrait of Marie Leo, a Sto:lo woman who was adopted into a Lilwat family as a baby, and a childhood...
Elder Marie Leo recounts her experiences going through puberty, detailing the complex, beautiful journey a young...
This powerful tribute to Richard Cardinal, who died by his own hand at the age of 17 after spending most of his life...
A look at a dark day during the 1990 Oka Crisis, when a convoy of women, children and Elders fleeing their community...
Expert fishers for their entire lives, Stl'atl'imx (Lilwat) Elders Cora and Daniel Wells share their deep knowledge...
In this simple, transformative parable of acceptance, a young girl is comforted and counselled by the animals of the...
Atikamekw Elders Marianne and Athanas Jacob take us through the remarkable construction of snowshoes, starting in...
Coming from a long tradition of daring Mohawk high steel workers, Randy Horne, known as "Spudwrench", passionately...
Indigenous leaders are seeking justice to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. They trace the history of...
Yvonne M'Sadoques has lived in the Abenaki community of Odanak for over a century - and has no shortage of stories...
Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of...
The only First Nations student in all-white 1940s school, eight-year-old Wato finds solace and strength in the...
