This Was the Time

This Was the Time

1970
16m
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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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

totem indigenous peoples british columbia totem pole haida

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1970
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0267975

Cast

Robert Davidson
Robert Davidson

Self (uncredited)

Reg Davidson
Reg Davidson

Self (uncredited)

Robert Davidson Sr.
Robert Davidson Sr.

Self (uncredited)

Florence Davidson
Florence Davidson

Self (uncredited)

James Carney
James Carney

Narrator

Key Crew

Jacques Bensimon
Writer
William Brind
Executive Producer
Eugene Boyko
Producer
Bill Brind
Producer
Eugene Boyko
Director