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Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa Isdlaa

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World-famous Haida artist Robert Davidson was born in Hydaburg, Alaska at a time when the traditional law-giving social ceremony of the North Coast Native culture, the potlatch, had been outlawed by governments. Years later, the ban was lifted, but irrevocable damage had been done to younger generations of Haida and their connection to their heritage. Viewers will gain an immersive look at the potlatch, a jubilant gathering that finds the members of many Haida clans celebrating the revitalization of their cultural traditions and affirming the clans' social cohesion and responsibilities as caretakers of the land.