This Was the Time
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.
Year: 1970
Genre: Documentary
Studio: ONF | NFB
Director: Eugene Boyko
Cast: Robert Davidson, Reg Davidson, Robert Davidson Sr., Florence Davidson, James Carney
Crew: Jacques Bensimon (Writer), Roger Lamoureux (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Les Halman (Sound Editor), Bev Davidson (Sound), Jacques Bensimon (Editor), William Brind (Executive Producer)
Runtime: 16 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1970
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Canada
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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