Haida Movies

  • 1990
    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People

    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People

    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...

    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People
  • 1944
    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

    People of the Potlatch

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    The Indigenous peoples of northern British Columbia still hunt and fish, using a combination of traditional ways and modern equipment and techniques...

    People of the Potlatch
  • 1979
    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    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...

    Bill Reid
  • 2021
    A Golden Voice

    A Golden Voice

    A Golden Voice

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    An imaginative take on the origin story of Bill Reid, one of Canada’s most iconic Haida artists.

    A Golden Voice
  • 2004
    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    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...

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
  • 2019
    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

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    When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s...

    Now Is the Time
  • 2024
    The Stand

    The Stand

    The Stand

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    On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work with...

    The Stand
  • 2018
    Retake - Making the World's First Haida-Language Feature Film

    Retake - Making the World's First Haida-Language Feature Film

    Retake - Making the World's First Haida-Language Feature Film

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    Retake follows the journey of co-directors Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida) and Helen Haig-Brown (Tsilhqot'in) as they work to produce The Edge of the Knife, a...

    Retake - Making the World's First Haida-Language Feature Film
  • 2022
    Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa Isdlaa

    Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa Isdlaa

    Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa Isdlaa

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    Filmmaker Charles Wilkinson gives viewers an immersive look at that potlatch, a jubilant gathering that finds the members of many Haida clans...

    Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa Isdlaa