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Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

The Haisla people set out to retrieve their 19th-century G'psgolox totem pole, a sacred mortuary pole taken from their village in British Columbia in 1929.

The documentary follows the Haisla people's quest to recover their stolen totem pole, which disappeared from their village in 1929 and remained missing for over 60 years until its discovery in a Stockholm museum, where it is currently considered state property by the Swedish government.

Info about Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

Studio(s): ONF | NFB

Originally Released: United States, Sep 12, 2003

Production Country: Canada

Genres:Documentary