Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
(2003, 70 min.) CANADA
Director: Gil Cardinal (Métis)

The Haisla people of northwestern British Columbia undertook the return of their G'psgolox pole with the assistance of Ecotrust Canada. The pole, which disappeared from Haisla lands in 1929, had been placed in a Stockholm national museum. The film raises questions about the ownership of Native American objects and the relationship between Native communities and museums.

Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI