In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)

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.

Directed by: Edward S. Curtis
Top Billed Cast: Balutsa, Alfred Charlie, Stanley Hunt
Runtime: 65 minutes
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Stanley Hunt
Motana
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Sarah Constance Smith Hunt
Naida / A Na'nalalal Dancer
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Mrs. George Walkus
Naida / Sorceress
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Paddy 'Malid
Kenada
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Balutsa
Waket / Yaklus
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Kwagwanu
Sorcerer
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Francine Hunt
Clam Digger / Captive / Wedding Dancer
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Bob Wilson
Fisherman Who Drops a Paddle on the Rocks
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Awidi
(extra)
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Alfred Charlie
(extra)
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Maggie Frank
Naida (uncredited)

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