When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of the people had returned. This is a colourful recreation of Indigenous life that faded more than two generations ago when the great totems were toppled by the missionaries and the costly potlatch was forbidden by law. The film shows how one village lived again the old glory, with singing, dancing, feasting, and the raising of a towering totem as a lasting reminder of what once was.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
Keywords
- totem
- indigenous peoples
- british columbia
- totem pole
- haida
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Top Cast
Robert Davidson as Self (uncredited)
Reg Davidson as Self (uncredited)
Robert Davidson Sr. as Self (uncredited)
Florence Davidson as Self (uncredited)
James Carney as Narrator
Top Crew
Eugene Boyko · Director, Cinematographer
Jacques Bensimon · Writer
Jacques Bensimon · Editor
Bill Brind · Producer
William Brind · Executive Producer
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