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physical or sexual abuse.

Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools investigates the brutality of these boarding schools. The documentary is in two parts, which can be viewed here.

Our Sisters in Spirit - Nick Printup (2018)

Documentary

Our Sisters in Spirit centres around the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic. According to the FBI’s National Crime Information Centre, only 0.8% of the US population consists of Native Americans, yet 1.8% of missing persons cases are Indigenous. Systemic violence and discrimination against Indigenous women and girls has led to many unsolved missing or murder cases.

In his documentary, Nick Printup calls for a national inquiry into these cases. Our Sisters In Spirit can be found here.

The Canary Effect - Robin Davey (2006) Movie

The Canary Effect explores the many government policies that have negatively affected Native American people. Director, Robin Davey, exposes the media’s refusal to report on Indigenous affairs including the Columbine-style school shootings among Indigenous youth as well as the economic marginalisation of these communities that is ongoing until today.

A copy of The Canary Effect can be found here.