STK-ID 72516

B.C. News Stories. Canadian Paramount News, 1954. Clip entitled UNUSUAL SIGHTS – B.C. INDIANS REVIVE ANCIENT CEREMONIAL. Various shots taken at Thunderbird Park, Victoria. Chief, carver and artist Mungo Martin, wearing glasses, assisted by his son, Chief David Martin in front of Wawadit’la, a “big house” built in honor of their Kwakwaka'wakw people. Shot of Kwakwaka’wakw heraldic pole. Interior shots of lineage house, ceremonial dances in traditional dress and masks ritual, long banned by the authorities, are at long last being revived.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Restricted footage
Location
Victoria (British Columbia)
Year
1900
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080