In the Land of the Head Hunters backdrop

In the Land of the Head Hunters 1914 Directed by Edward S. Curtis

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 USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Gnere Drama
Production Company Seattle Film Co.
Release Date 7 December 1914
65 mins
Cast
Sarah Constance Smith Hunt Naida and a Na'nalalal Dancer
Mrs. George Walkus Naida and Sorceress
Balutsa Waket and Yaklus
Kwagwanu Sorcerer
Francine Hunt Clam digger, captive, wedding dancer
Bob Wilson Fisherman who drops a paddle on the rocks
Maggie Frank Naida (uncredited)
Crew
Director