Now Is the Time

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Robert DavidsonSelf

Reg Davidson

Reg DavidsonSelf

Barbara Wilson

Barbara WilsonSelf

Jane Kristovich

Jane KristovichSelf (voice)

Percy Rodriguez

Percy RodriguezSelf (voice)

Joe Weir

Joe WeirSelf (voice)

Florence DavidsonSelf (archive footage)

Victor Adams

Victor AdamsSelf (voice)

Robert Davidson Sr.

Robert Davidson Sr.Self (archive footage)