Haida Movies
- 1944
Totems
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For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of...
- 1979
Bill Reid
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Follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole. We watch the gradual...
- 1990
Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People
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Describes the natural resources of Haida Gwaii and its relationship with the Haida. The video opens with a creation myth and develops in a...
- 2004
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
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Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process...
- 1964
Haida Carver
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On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film...
- 1970
This Was the Time
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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...
- 2019
Juskatla
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Juskatla weaves together perspectives of the people who live on the islands of Haida Gwaii-an archipelago on Canada's Northwest coast, and the...
- 2018
White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance
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Filmed on the island of Haida Gwaii, this documentary depicts the ongoing resistance and resurgence of the Haida people and their culture against the...