Totem. Return and renewal / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; writer and directed by Gil Cardinal ; producer, Bonnie Thompson.

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In his 2003 film Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documented the struggle of the Haisla people of British Columbia to recover a traditional mortuary totem pole. Despite great efforts, the Haisla were unable to repatriate the pole from the Swedish museum in Stockholm wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada (Production company, Distributor)
Other Authors: Cardinal, Gil (Film director, Screenwriter, Narrator)
Thompson, Bonnie (Film producer)
Language:English
Published: [Montréal, Quebećbec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
Subjects:
Totem poles > British Columbia > Kitimat.
Indigenous sculpture > British Columbia > Kitimat.
Cultural property > Repatriation > British Columbia > Kitimat.
Cultural property > Repatriation > Sweden.
Haisla Nation > Social life and customs.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 streaming video file (24 min.) : digital, sound, color
Variant Title:
Return and renewal
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
In his 2003 film Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documented the struggle of the Haisla people of British Columbia to recover a traditional mortuary totem pole. Despite great efforts, the Haisla were unable to repatriate the pole from the Swedish museum in Stockholm where it was housed. In 2007, however, the Swedish museum quickly decided to return the pole to its rightful owners. This half-hour documentary follows the events of the final journey of the G'psgolox Pole as it returns home to Kitamaat and the Haisla people.
Note:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, ©2007; previously released in 2008.
Call Number:E98.T65 T682 2018
Credits:Editor, Michel Lalonde ; director of cinematography, Daron Donahue ; original music, Clode Hamelin.
System Details:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Gil Cardinal.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 26, 2018).