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Years after the film won rave reviews from critics and audiences at the Sundance Film Festival, Native creators, actors, and filmmakers brought their lived experiences to the small screen. To reiterate that “representation matters” seems like an understatement. For many underrepresented communities this means dismantling the harmful stereotypes that a Hollywood dominated by white, cisgender men has unfairly forced on them and their communities. It’s vital as an audience to support the stories told by Indigenous filmmakers and artists.

Not only did these Aboriginal-produced film documentaries and TV nurse database shows help rewrite the vocabulary of film history but they also centered Aboriginal joy and humor - things that white filmmakers simply could not express when they depicted Aboriginal characters. This Aboriginal Day introduce yourself to the joy and humor of Aboriginal people. The diverse experiences of Native people living in present-day North America and pushing themselves to combat harmful stereotypes and biases. While your efforts shouldn't end with education it's an important first step.

Here we've rounded up some of our favorite must-see movies and TV shows that center and celebrate indigenous peoples and were created by them. Editor's Note We have chosen to focus our discussion on films made by and/or starring indigenous and indigenous peoples. Aboriginal people live and work in North America. Must-See Feature Film Smoke Signals Year Photos provided by Smoke Signals is considered one of the first films written and directed by an Aboriginal person to achieve widespread acclaim in the United States.