In the Land of the Head Hunters

In the Land of the Head Hunters by Edward S. Curtis

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In the Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film fictionalizing the world of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) peoples of the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, written and directed by Edward S. Curtis and acted entirely by Kwakwaka'wakw natives. It was the first feature-length film whose cast was composed entirely of Native North Americans; the second, eight years later, was Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North.

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Cast

Stanley Hunt

Stanley Hunt as Motana

Sarah Constance Smith Hunt

Sarah Constance Smith Hunt as Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer

Mrs. George Walkus

Mrs. George Walkus as Naida and Sorceress

Paddy 'Malid

Paddy 'Malid as Kenada

Balutsa

Balutsa as Waket and Yaklus

Kwagwanu

Kwagwanu as Sorcerer

Francine Hunt

Francine Hunt as Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer

Bob Wilson

Bob Wilson as Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks

Maggie Frank

Maggie Frank as Naida (uncredited)

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