Last Updated on April 10, 2025
Even though Indigenous voices are regularly marginalized and twisted around by governments, corporations, think tanks and various others, it’s not something we take lying down.
We may not always have the resources to ensure that people can hear us and understand what we’re saying; but we more than make up for it with an abundance of will, determination, creativity, patience, and the occasional video camera.
In fact, ever since the advent of online media, Indigenous Peoples have been increasingly using film to approach the international community; be it with testimony, calls for solidarity, evidence of abuse, explorations of culture, reality checks and poems that move us all–not to mention satires, parodies and other comedy sketches to lighten us up in these heavy times.
Of course, there are lots of great non-indigenous filmmakers out there too, who are working just as hard to get the message out, challenging misconceptions, creating new spaces for dialogue, giving people something meaningful to do.
Given how many challenges we face, this growing flood of online media by and for Indigenous Peoples comes none too soon.
Here’s to that flood becoming a tsunami in 2012!
The Dark Side of Green examines the ongoing struggle of the Guarani Kaiowá People, the most populous indigenous nation of Brazil. Expelled from their lands because of the continuous process of colonization, the Guarani Kaiowá now live in less than 1% of their original territory. Over their lands there are now thousands of hectares of sugarcane planted by multinational companies in agreement with the government, who show ethanol to the world as an environment friendly and ‘clean’ fuel.
Our Generation is a ground breaking new documentary on Aboriginal rights, which has ignited a people-power movement across Australia. 3 years in the making, it was made in collaboration with the Yolngu people of Northeast Arnhem Land in Australia’s remote Northern Territory.
Paraiso for Sale takes a look at the fast-growing migration of American retirees and developers to Bocas del Toro, Panama; and the effect it is having on a local Ngobe community.
Produced by Hokan Media, Songs of the Colorado tells the story of the traditional songs of the Yuman-speaking people and how those songs connect them, through story, language and history.
The Young Ancestors follows a group of Native American teens, who under the guidance of a mentor, are learning their native language. In a broader context this is a story of the burgeoning movement led by Indigenous Peoples to revitalize their language and culture.
Umoja: No Men Allowed tells the life-changing story of a group of Indigenous Samburu women in Northern Kenya who reclaimed their lives after speaking out against an epidemic of rape at the hands of British soldiers.
We Women Warriors (Nosotras Mujeres Guerreras) offers stories of hope, unshakable courage and faith in the survival of indigenous culture.
Since the “discovery” of the Yosemite National Park on March 21, 1851, as many as 20 million people have been turned into Conservation refugees. This film by Marketfilm and Friends of People Close to Nature, introduces us to some of these refugees and the struggles they now face as displaced peoples.
Written Out of History blends historical facts with accounts of the forgotten legacy of Native American slavery as told by indigenous scholars and anthropologists.
Blood in the Mobile exposes the connection between mobile phones and Democratic Republic of Congo’s bloody civil war.
Across the world right now, Indigenous peoples are facing a renewed assault on their lands, rights, and ways of life.
From extractive industries pushing deeper into ancestral territories, to governments rolling back hard-won protections,
the threat is global—and it is growing.
What makes this moment especially dangerous is how little attention it receives.
Stories like this are disappearing in real time. Mainstream media
barely covers it and the coverage is fragmented. The public is left without the context
needed to understand what is truly at stake.
That is exactly why IC Magazine exists..
For more than 20 years, IC has reported on Indigenous struggles worldwide — consistently, independently, and without compromise.
We don’t follow news cycles; we trace patterns. We don’t sensationalize; we provide context.
And when the world looks away, we stay focused.
But this work is increasingly difficult to sustain.
We refuse to lock our reporting behind a paywall. We don’t sell access through subscriptions.
And we don’t answer to advertisers. IC Magazine survives solely because readers like you choose to
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Thank you,
John Ahni Schertow
Founder and Editor in Chief
