Potlatch Gyaa Isdlaa : Beyond Being Silenced

Name: Potlatch Gyaa Isdlaa : Beyond Being Silenced
Genre: indigenous
Released: 2025-11-24
Duration: 23 min

2025·23m|

Indigenous

- English

Resilience - recovery - hope

World famous Haida artist Robert Davidson stages a Potlatch acknowledging centuries of Indigenous abuse by government, but celebrating the newfound spirit of cultural renewal.

Director:Charles Wilkinson, Tina Schliessler

Producer:Charles Wilkinson, Tina Schliessler

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