Totem : Return and Renewal

Cardinal, Gil, (film director.). Thompson, Bonnie, (film producer.). Mazur, Derek, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: In his 2003 NFB 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (23 min., 04 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - English program:.North West Centre. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Gil Cardinal ; director, Gil Cardinal ; editor, Michel Lalonde ; director of cinematography, Daron Donahue ; sound recordist, Stan Jackson, Don Howell, Nathan Berry ; original music, Clode Hamelin ; sound editor, Jerry Krepakevich ; producer, Bonnie Thompson ; executive producer, Derek Mazur.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Gil Cardinal.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2007.
Target Audience Note:	11-15.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).