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 - 2019 | 16 min Watch more free films on NFB.ca → bit.ly/YThpNFB Subscribe to our newsletter → bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → bit.ly/2dbvHmO

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