“… 2013 has been a truly outstanding year for Native cinema. In addition to an always-strong slate of documentary films, among themIndian Relay,Urban Rez, andYoung Lakota, Native directors and actors turned in exceptional work in a number of movies, and that’s what we’ll focus on here. (By our own ad-hoc reasoning, and despite solid work by Natives in supporting roles, we’re disqualifying the endlessly-analyzed farce that wasThe Lone Ranger and the less-ridiculous Jimmy P.for casting non-Natives in leading roles. Our list, our rules.) If you’d like to see some good contemporary narrative flicks by Natives or featuring Natives, here’s a handful of the best: