Piece Description

We follow a procession of Haida people through their village as they prepare to re-bury the remains of the ancestors. Along the way, we stop to hear about the remarkable cultural resurgence that brought them to this point. The Haida of Canada's Pacific coast are best known for their artwork - bold black and red painting and soaring totem poles. But a century ago, they were thought to be a dying "race". Their population crashed, their customs were banned and many of their grave sites were looted to supply the collections of the world's museums. But the Haida have rebounded. And part of their recovery has been reclaiming what was stolen.