This Was the Time

01/01/1970

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0hr 16min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • James Carney
  • Robert Davidson
  • Reg Davidson
  • Robert Davidson Sr.
  • Florence Davidson

    Directors

  • Jacques Bensimon
  • Barbara Wilson
  • Pierre L'Amare

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ONF | NFB

    Production Countries

  • Canada

LANGUAGES

  • English