Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

Filmed in 1898 by Edison cameramen, this actuality records Pueblo dancers performing the traditional Eagle Dance. The performers, clad in feathered regalia and accompanied by drumming and chanting, move in rhythm to mimi

Blood of an Indian Fetish Cult

A cult of chinese youths, who idolize American Indians, retreat into the wilderness where they build a Jonestownesque reservation. Their religious rituals soon get out-of-hand and, at one point, the priestess "loves" her

Ten Little Indians

Ten students take a field trip dressed as American Indians and fight off an attack by a gang of criminals.

My Indian Name

My “Indian” Name is a one-hour documentary that takes a look at how having their traditional names stripped away from them has impacted Indigenous peoples. Without their original names, people are often left trying to fi

The Indian Shylock: The Original Silent Version

A social film with high melodrama, concerning a peasant (Shantaram) who loses his land to a greedy money-lender and moves to the city where he becomes a mill worker. Taking its cue from the realist tradition, the film co

Ten Little Indians

A short animated film by Tadanaro Okamoto.

The Indian Brothers

A renegade Indian kills a chief who has insulted him. The chief's brother swears vengeance and pursues the renegade, overtaking him just in time to rescue him from another tribe who are angry with him for stealing a hors

A Pan Indian Story

Hari, a government employee, lives with his wife Sujata, their son Sankaran, and his brother Murali. When Hari's colleague Reji and his family visit for two days, the families celebrate, despite Murali being tired from w

American Indian Comedy Slam: Goin Native No Reservations Needed

In the spirit of the Kings of Comedy, no reservations needed for this "Goin' Native" stand-up comedy event. Hosted by Legendary Charlie Hill, starring Larry Omaha, Howie Miller, Marc Yaffee, Jim Rule, Vaughn Eagle Bear a

Attack Of The Indians

Wand Dance, Pueblo Indians

A very short Edison actuality showing a circle dance by Pueblo Indians: some in feathered headdresses, others without, moving around a drummer, each brandishing a stick or “wand.” Likely filmed in the U.S. Southwest. Par

Squad

In the course of an action-packed battle royal of elite military forces, a small child forms an emotional bond with the reluctant guardian sent to protect her.

Cowboys and Indians

After little Timmy runs out of the garage, dad finds his prized video Cowboys and Indians in the VCR, the same video his wife demanded he get rid of before Timmy finds it.

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

A tribute to Indigenous women everywhere, this short documentary focuses on 5 women from across Canada. Of varied ages and backgrounds, they have achieved success in a variety of careers: as the Yukon legislature's first

The Indian Post Graduate

Sudheer, a young M.A degree holder, prepares for civil services and lives in Allahabad. He drops his studies due to economical crisis and moves to Mumbai to support his poor farmer father. Sudheer has been rejected from

Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean?

Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? features interviews with two pairs of Indo-Hadhrami mothers and daughters living in Jeddah.The women routinely gather in Salem’s mother’s living room – a site of informal co

The Indian Raid

An 1911 silent western.

If Only I were an Indian...

This film accompanies three Indigenous Elders from Manitoba on a voyage to the Czech Republic as they relive their past through traditional ceremonies and dress appropriated by their European admirers. Hesitation gives w

Indian Corn

A young Indian, sent on a quest by his chief to capture a woodpecker, sees Woody riding through the desert on a motor scooter shooting cans off ...

Tradewinds: West Indians in Alberta

In this film made for Alberta Education, Alberta-based director Gene Gregoret focuses on the lives of immigrants from the Caribbean in Alberta, Canada. The film compares and contrasts life and society in Caribbean nation