When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter steps easily through history to revisit that day in August 1969, when the entire village of Old Massett gathered to celebrate the event that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.
Directed by Christopher Auchter
Robert Davidson
Self
Reg Davidson
Self
Barbara Wilson
Self
Jane Kristovich
Self (voice)
Percy Rodriguez
Self (voice)
Joe Weir
Self (voice)
Florence Davidson
Self (archive footage)
Victor Adams
Self (voice)
