This Was the Time (1970)
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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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. This Was the Time is a Documentary movie, released on 1970-01-01, runtime 16 minutes.
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Directed by
Eugene Boyko
Cast
- Robert Davidson as Self (uncredited)
- Reg Davidson as Self (uncredited)
- Robert Davidson Sr. as Self (uncredited)
- Florence Davidson as Self (uncredited)
- James Carney as Narrator
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