This Was the Time

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Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

indigenous peoples
totem
british columbia
haida
totem pole

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1970
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF,NFB
Cast: Robert Davidson,Florence Davidson,Robert Davidson Sr.,James Carney,Reg Davidson
Director: Eugene Boyko
Writer: Jacques Bensimon,Barbara Wilson
Producer: Bill Brind,Eugene Boyko,William Brind
Cinematography: Eugene Boyko
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0267975