Dances with Wolves
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
Why you'll love it
The film portrays the relationship between a Union Army officer and a band of Lakota Indians, offering a sympathetic view of native people.
Apocalypto
Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
Why you'll love it
The film depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and destruction of his village.
The Last of the Mohicans
Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
Three Mohican trappers agree to protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Why you'll love it
The film is set during the French and Indian War and depicts the survival of the last members of a dying native tribe.
Smoke Signals
Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard
Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.
Why you'll love it
This film, written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans, provides an authentic representation of life on a reservation.
Pocahontas
Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, Christian Bale
An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.
Why you'll love it
This animated film tells the story of the encounter between English colonists and native people from the perspective of Pocahontas, a native woman.