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Dances of the Kwakiutl is a 1951 film directed by William Heick and produced by Robert Gardner. It is distributed by Documentary Educational Resources. The film is composed of sequences filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, featuring a performance by Kwakiutl people of their secretive Hamatsa ceremony.

Dances of the Kwakiutl
Directed by	William Heick
Produced by	Robert Gardner
Distributed by	Documentary Educational Resources
Release date	1951
Running time	9 min.
Country	U.S.
Language	English

See also

• In the Land of the Head Hunters, a 1914 silent film

References

• "Dances of the Kwakiutl". www.der.org. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
• Ira Jacknis. Visualizing Kwakwaka'wakw Tradition: The Films of William Heick, 1951-1963, BC STUDIES: The British Columbia Quarterly - A Special Double Issue-Number 125 & 126, 2000. ISBN 0-00-005294-9

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