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  • Title: In the Land of the Head Hunters [In the Land of the War Canoes]
  • Summary: A chief's son goes on a spirit quest, while a war brews between his tribe and another over the son's bride.
  • Director: Edward S. Curtis
  • Cast: Stanley Hunt, Sarah Constance Smith Hunt, Mrs. George Walkus, Paddy 'Malid, Balutsa
  • Year: 1914
  • Item Type:
  • Keywords: Indigenous | Silent
  • Format: DVD
  • Relation: Nanook of the North
  • Language: Kwak'wala English
  • Country: USA
  • Comments: Contains the original film restored with the original score and "In the Land of the War Canoes," a truncated version of the film from 1973. "The Image Maker and the Indians" Making-of documentary "Turning Point Ensemble and the score" "Documents of Encounter: The Head Hunters Reconstruction Project" "Cultural Presentation by the Gwa'wina Dancers"
  • Collection: Feature Length