Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
This feature-length documentary traces the journey of the Haisla people to reclaim the G'psgolox totem pole that went missing from their British Columbia village in 1929. The fate of the 19th century traditional mortuary pole remained unknown for over 60 years until it was discovered in a Stockholm museum where it is considered state property by the Swedish government. Director Gil Cardinal combines interviews, striking imagery and rare footage of master carvers to raise questions about ownership and the meaning of Aboriginal objects held in museums.
Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
September 12, 2003
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No data availableCrew (28)
Directing
Gil Cardinal
Director
Marke Slipp
Assistant Director
Writing
No data availableProduction
Bonnie Thompson
Producer
Graydon McCrea
Executive Producer
Darin Clausen
Administration
Margaret Smith
Administration
Ginette D'Silva
Production Secretary
Kelly Isaac
Production Supervisor
Claudette Breton
Production Assistant
Jerry Krepakevich
Producer
Sound
Iain Pattison
Sound Mixer
Randy McKenzie
Sound Recordist
Clode Hamelin
Musician
Downy Karvonen
Sound Editor
Michel Dubeau
Musician
Robert Heaney
Music Sound Design and Processing
Clode Hamelin
Original Music Composer
Stan Jackson
Sound Recordist
Jerry Krepakevich
Sound Editor
Kelly Cole
Sound Mixer
Art
No data availableCamera
Stan Jackson
Additional Camera
Daron Donahue
Director of Photography
Arthur Mercredi
Additional Camera
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
Gil Cardinal
Script
Bridget Toms
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