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Ninstints : Shadow Keepers of the Past

Accession number: 
1983.0008

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Production Years: 
1983

Languages:

  • English
Film Properties: 
  • Colour
  • Sound
Length (feet): 
915 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
26

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Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia: 16mm.
"Ninstints is a Haida Indian village located on Anthony Island, a small island north of the Queen Charlottes. The film takes a caring look at it as it is today. It traces the known history of this great totem pole village through archival photographs and excerpts from 2 films made in 1957, and looks at the vital role of the totem pole within Haida society. Anthony Island and its village, Ninstints, were named a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site in 1983."

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS.
"This short documentary takes a look at the site of Ninstints, an abandoned totem pole village on Anthony Island off the tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands. It traces the history of the village through archival photographs and excerpts from two film made in the 1950s, and the vital role of the totem pole withing the Haida society. Also includes sequences on conservation work done by salvation teams from Victoria and Vancouver to help restore the site which has been named a World Heritage Cultural Site by UNESCO."