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STOLEN SPIRITS OF HAIDA GWAII Toronto filmmaker Kevin McMahon and his film crew accompanied the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process through the stories and experiences of the people who participated, both Museum staff and the Haida people. His film Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii won two Geminis in 2005, one for Best Direction in a Documentary Program and the second AVAILABLE FROM Visitor Information Centre STOLEN SPIRITS OF HAIDA GWAII LINKS AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN MCMAHON INDIAN COUNTRY |
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RAVENS AND EAGLES THE NEW COLLECTORS: REPATRIATION, PART 1 Part of the Ravens and Eagles: Haida Art series Jeff Bear/Marianne Jones Ravens and Eagles Productions 24 minutes • 2003 Nika, Tanya and Vince Collison and 23 other Haida delegates travel 3,000 miles to New York City to reclaim their ancestors' remains from the American Museum of Natural History. As part of their pilgrimage, they are invited by the Smithsonian to view and handle precious Haida artifacts housed at the National Museum of the American Indian and have the opportunity to use these pieces in ceremonial dance. Their journey culminates with the return to Skidegate and burial of the centuries-old remains. THE NEW COLLECTORS: REPATRIATION, PART 2 Nika and Vince Collison, Haida repatriation committee members, YAHGU DANG ANG: "TO PAY RESPECT" Many Haida cultural treasures currently housed in museums around MOVING IMAGES DISTRIBUTION RAVENS AND EAGLES LINKS |
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