Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1970
Runtime: 16 min
Status: Released
This Was the Time
1970
16 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Canada
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Robert Davidson
Self (uncredited)
Reg Davidson
Self (uncredited)
Robert Davidson Sr.
Self (uncredited)
Florence Davidson
Self (uncredited)
James Carney
Narrator
Crew
Jacques Bensimon
Writer
Eugene Boyko
Producer
William Brind
Executive Producer
Bill Brind
Producer
Eugene Boyko
Director
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