Not part of a collection.
Box of Treasures
In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Bay, British Columbia, held their last secret potlatch. In 1980 at Alert Bay, the U'mista Cultural Centre (U'mista means "something of great value that has come back") opened its doors to receive and house the cultural treasures which were seized decades earlier and only then returned to the people. The center also took up activities such as recording stories told by elders so that some part of the past would always be alive and teaching children about their heritage in order to make them feel connected to their ancestors. This film documents the cultural significance of these events for today's Kwakiut'l people. It is an eloquent testimony to the persistence and complexity of Kwakiut'l society and to the struggle for redefining cultural identity for them.
- Original title
- Box of Treasures
- Language
- EN
- Country
- CA
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
No cast information available.
No crew information available.
Kekaiulu Hula Studio
My Death Dog
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
In Memory of Rock
The Power of Activism
The Aryans
The Good Canadian
Foster Child
Maisonneuve - A School of the World
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
Call Of The Coastal Wolves
PosSession of the Spirit
Ozogoche
Gentleman Bandit
Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
Thayara
Haida Modern
The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life
Comment l'Ukraine prépare l'après-guerre ?
Baraka
My Mom Jayne
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
John Candy: I Like Me
The Last Waltz
35 Up
28 Up
In the Realms of the Unreal
The Class of ‘92
Girl Rising
Sidney
Looking for Richard
The Velvet Underground
Heart of a Dog
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
Fuck
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Sherman's March
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
