This Was the Time
6.8
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.
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Eugene Boyko Director · Jacques Bensimon Writer Jacques Bensimon Editor
First release January 1, 1970 · Produced in Canada
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ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1970
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