In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)

In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)

1914-12-07 United States of America 65 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Stanley Hunt is Motana
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt is Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Mrs. George Walkus is Naida and Sorceress
Naida and Sorceress
Paddy 'Malid is Kenada
Balutsa is Waket and Yaklus
Waket and Yaklus
Kwagwanu is Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Francine Hunt is Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer
Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer
Bob Wilson is Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks
Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks
Maggie Frank is Naida (uncredited)
Naida (uncredited)