Events for November 23, 2025

"You Are Here" is a public history series about stories of people, place, and the past. "Bdote: A Birthing Island" is a episode that traces the Dakota people's profound connection to Bdote, where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers meet. Through the lens of Dakota oral histories and the journeys of women like Ramona's great-great-grandmother, Pazahiyayewin,... Read more »

Logline: Deep in the Choctaw Nation of rural Oklahoma rages a fight to preserve the Kiamichi River, reckoning with a cycle of land loss for the Indigenous diaspora and the community at large. Winding its way through southeastern Oklahoma, the Kiamichi River is a bastion of ecological diversity. Already twice-dammed, the state of Oklahoma and... Read more »

Two lifetimes from now the world hangs in the balance. Dove, a young, enigmatic, gender-shifting warrior, discovers the gifts and burdens of their Inkwo (medicine) to defend against an army of hungry, ferocious monsters. Dove’s courage, resilience and alliance with the Earth culminates in a battle against these flesh-consuming creatures, who become stronger with each... Read more »

In a forgotten community, an artisan girl puts an old K'iche' invocation to the test and summons a curious spirit into our world.

A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow. Note: Check out the "Pow! Visual Cultural and Production Inspirations" document under Files & Attachments for more information about the work that went into making Pow! authentic and very Native.

Blending live-action footage and stop-motion animation, My Friend the Green Horse shares the remarkable true story of the childhood of Alanis Obomsawin, one of the world’s great documentary filmmakers. Often feeling lost and alone, the young Alanis found solace and companionship in the Animal World. In her sleeping life, she was visited night after night... Read more »

She Cried That Day is the story of a sister's love and the spirit, strength and will of Indigenous Women refusing to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of the justice system.

An indigenous comedian, stuck in a creative rut, encounters unexpected moments of inspiration within his community as he prepares for an important performance.

When Daniel gets caught stealing food, the store manager calls his uncle Bernie to come get him. Bernie brings Daniel over for a home-cooked meal, where Daniel learns that his uncle danced traditionally. Inspired, Daniel learns how to grass dance and in the process discovers his family's history.

The film centers around a young girl named Jamie, who is about to leave the reservation to study to be a doctor. Her friends decide to have one last night of fun together in the woods before she leaves but they get caught drinking underage. Jamie finds herself alone in the woods and encounters something... Read more »

What do an AIM member, a western stuntman and Iron Eyes Cody have in common? They are all up for the same monumental role. "The Birth of the Crying Indian" is a comedic retelling of how the famous crying Indian commercial came to be.

“Siren of the Wood” is a Native American pre-contact period sci-fi/thriller short film based on my (Christopher Coursey) original story about deer woman. -shown entirely in CHEROKEE LANGUAGE DIALOGUE! Written and Directed by Christopher Coursey

When a solitary introvert, a burned-out influencer, and a socially awkward fan find each other in the wilderness, a tense standoff turns into a fight for survival.

A hiker goes missing in an area known as, The Narrowz. His mother reports him missing to the game warden. A search party sets out. They find the missing hiker but they were not prepared for what they would find next. The search party has not been heard from. The head game warden sets out... Read more »