In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
65 min
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.
- Release date
- December 7, 1914
- Country of origin
- Canada, United States
Trailer
Cast
- Stanley Hunt as Motana
- Sarah Constance Smith Hunt as Naida
- Sarah Constance Smith Hunt as A Na'nalalal Dancer
- Mrs. George Walkus as Naida
- Mrs. George Walkus as Sorceress
- Paddy 'Malid as Kenada
- Balutsa as Waket
- Balutsa as Yaklus
- Kwagwanu as Sorcerer
- Francine Hunt as Clam digger
- Francine Hunt as Captive
- Francine Hunt as Wedding Dancer
- Bob Wilson as Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks
- Awidi as Extra
- Alfred Charlie as Extra
Crew
- Edward S. Curtis · Director
- Edward S. Curtis · Writer