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.
Robert Davidson
as Self
Reg Davidson
as Self
Barbara Wilson
as Self
Jane Kristovich
as Self (voice)
Percy Rodriguez
as Self (voice)
Joe Weir
as Self (voice)
Florence Davidson
as Self (archive footage)
Victor Adams
as Self (voice)
Robert Davidson Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
