In the Land of the Head Hunters

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

65 minutes

Year:

1914

Director:

Edward S. Curtis

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Company:

Seattle Film Co.

Cast:

Motana

Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer

Naida and Sorceress

Kenada

Waket and Yaklus

Crew:

Director

Story