This Was the Time
1970•16m•8.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Eugene Boyko
Writer
Jacques Bensimon
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Robert Davidson
Self (uncredited)
Reg Davidson
Self (uncredited)
Robert Davidson Sr.
Self (uncredited)
Florence Davidson
Self (uncredited)
James Carney
Narrator
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Eugene Boyko
Producer
Bill Brind
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