Various shots of the potlatch and totem pole raising ceremony held in August 1969 in Masset, Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia: MLS, MS of Haida women in ceremonial costumes performing a traditional dance on stage, audience at tables visible in some shots in background. Several LSs of dancing on stage taken from rear of hall, cut aways to audience looking on. Shots of girl in ballet tights dancing on stage. More dancing by Haida women, men and children dressed in traditional costumes.