First Peoples

Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter chronicles the 1985 logging blockade on Lyell Island, when the Haida Nation took a stand for the future.

This intimate portrait explores the bonds of family as a young Siksika woman prepares for one of the world's most dangerous horse races - Indian Relay.

Cowichan filmmaker Harold C. Joe explores how the cedar tree is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations.

A collaboration between Indigenous leaders and a master puppeteer celebrates the return of the buffalo through a luminous performance.

Female Indigenous filmmakers, including trailblazer Alanis Obomsawin, share their experiences of transforming the way Indigenous stories are told.

Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as three Indigenous changemakers in BC learn and document the teachings of their Elders.

A Dene-Kwagul photographer and a conservationist/guide take a horseback journey through BC's pristine Muskwa-Kechika wilderness.

Dakelh filmmaker Joy Haskell explores the intricate spiritual and cultural relationship between wild salmon and Indigenous people in BC.

Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin chronicles how the short life of Jordan River Anderson initiated a battle for the rights of First Nations children.

Four siblings separated by Canada's "Sixties Scoop" reunite, sharing what they know about their Dene mother as well as their own experiences.

Nearly 75 years ago, Kwakwaka’wakw Chief Mungo Martin and Jewish ethnomusicologist Ida Halpern saved over a hundred Kwak'wala songs from being lost forever.

Alanis Obomsawin’s landmark documentary follows the events of the 1990 Oka Crisis.

As development encroaches on once-pristine lands across BC, a Tsay Keh Dene man and his Grandfather reflect on the past and future of caribou.

Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of Indigenous people in Hollywood movies.

Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki) blends a powerful speech by the Ojibwe former senator with testimonies from residential school survivors.

Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter revisits the 1969 raising of Robert Davidson's totem pole on Haida Gwaii - the first in almost a century.

Intimate portraits of Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers showcase cultural resurgence and resilience across the Northwest Coast.

How legendary artist Robert Davidson became one of the world's foremost modern artists and a leading figure in the revival of Haida culture.

Sidelined by rheumatoid arthritis, Olympic snowboarder Spencer O’Brien finds the strength to re-enter the sport through her Indigenous culture.

Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her friend, Haida artist Bill Reid, recounting episodes from his life.

This electrifying documentary brings to light a profound, essential and, until now, missing chapter in music history: the Indigenous influence.

Alanis Obomsawin exposes generations of injustices endured by First Nations children living on reserves.

Indigenous artist Carey Newman creates a piece called The Witness Blanket to commemorate the experiences of residential school survivors across Canada.

Explores the impacts of substance use in the Kainai First Nation, and how harm reduction and compassion are helping to heal.

In her 50th film, Alanis Obomsawin reveals how a Cree community in Manitoba has been enriched through the power of education.

Historians and First Nations Elders recount the near-mythic life of Tzouhalem, Chief of the Cowichan First Nation during the mid-1800s.

Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh puts a human face on a national tragedy - the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

In this stop-motion animated film, ‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill tells the story of growing up on a tiny float-house in the Pacific Northwest.

An ethnobotanist contemplates her relationship with plants as she comes to a deeper understanding of her identity as a Skwxwu7mesh woman.

Alanis Obamsawin gives a groundbreaking account of the police raids at Restigouche Reserve in June 1981.