*I just realized that I messed up my queue and ended up moving this back a day accidentally, I hope you guys enjoy this list regardless!
Here are some great movies featuring Native American leads to watch on Indigenous Peoples Day, or if you live in America, everyday. Because we’re on stolen land and you should recognize the history behind that. Also, I’m going to make a separate list for Pacific Islander Representation in film!
Dope Movies...
Smoke Signals (1998) This movie is actually based off a short story called “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona”, also it’s absolutely hilarious.
Crooked Arrows (2012) Sports Teamwork 110% sorry I’ve never been good at describing sports movies, but lacrosse is originally an indigenous sport so every white Chad in private school that plays lacrosse is obligated to watch this!
Powwow Highway (1989) This is also based on a book called Powwow Highway by David Seals lots of good reads in this list. Does anyone remember reading Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko or was that something they only did in Texas?
Dance Me Outside (1994) Moving up to Canada, this movie is set on a Canadian Reservation, growing up in the American education system I didn’t know that other countries had reservations until late in high school when I started watching Letter Kenny (a Canadian tv show which you should def check out!) but all around its just your normal coming of age story... or is it?
Dreamkeeper (2003) I love it when grandpas tell stories packed with history and life lessons!
The Cherokee Word for Water (2013) Based on a true story about the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation as well as some history behind the efforts to create the Bell Waterline Project. Water problems that we obviously still deal with today !
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) Had to add a sad one in for balance, but also the shots are legendary.
On the Ice (2011) There’s sadly not a lot of movies about the Iñupiaq Peoples so I added one to the list for you! and this one is a thriller... for spooky season.
Reel Injun: On the Trial of the Hollywood Indian (2009) This is an amazing documentary by Neil Diamond! It’s pretty self explanatory, representation of Native Americans is few and far between and hasn’t been done justice by a great many of directors. Here is where the receipts are pulled and the tea is spilled!
Cartoons
Brother Bear (2003) A classic, this movie has such amazing one liners, oh god and the mooses (meese?) and the colors alone are to die for. Wildly successful and yet I feel like I don’t hear about this movie anymore.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) If I didn’t have a younger sister I would have had no idea that they made this into a tv show, is it good ? no idea. But god did I love this movie as a kid! Really sad that the horse is voiced by Matt Damon though.
Michael Greyeyes is a seasoned actor in both television and film. His notable television roles include Crazy Horse in "Crazy Horse" (1996), Sonny Brightbill in "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (2005), Tecumseh in the "American Experience" (2009), The Tlingit Leader in Discovery Channel’s "Klondike" (2014), Canonicus in National Geographic’s "Saints and Strangers" (2015), Qaletaga Walker in “Fear the Walking Dead” (2017), and Brett Woodard in HBO’s “True Detective” (2019).
His notable film roles include Gooch in "Dance Me Outside" (1994), Hank Elkrunner in "Skipped Parts" (2000), Thunder Spirit “DreamKeeper” (2003), Rupwew in "The New World" (2005), Highway in "Passchendaele" (2008), Sitting Bull in "Woman Walks Ahead" (2017), Traylor in "Blood Quantum" (2020).
Griffin Powell Arcand Bio, Age, Height, Life, Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality, TJ Locklear of Chambers, Wiki
Griffin Powell Arcand Bio, Age, Height, Life, Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality, TJ Locklear of Chambers, Wiki
Born on October 19, 1997, Griffin Powell Arcand is a Canadian actor and model who is best known for his role as TJ Locklear in the Netflix series Chambers and as Thunder Boy in the movie Dreamkeeper. For more information, read the article below.
Before Fame: One of his earliest role was in Dreamkeeper (2003).
“Shall I tell you stories? Shall I tell you how it was told by the older ones, to my grandfather’s grandfather long ago? This is how it was told to me. Let me tell you, and you remember to pass it down. For this is how it happened, long ago...”