In search of the Hamat'sa : a tale of headhunting

In search of the Hamat'sa : a tale of headhunting /

The Hamat'sa (or "Cannibal Dance") is the most important-and highly represented-ceremony of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of anthropological depictions of the dance and, through the return of archival materials to a First Na...

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Corporate Authors: New York University. Program in Culture & Media, Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), First Nations Films
Other Authors: Glass, Aaron (Film editor, screnwriter.), Alfred, Wayne (Contributor), Cranmer, Andrea (Contributor), Cranmer, Barbara (Contributor), Wasden, William, Jr (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Series:Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Subjects:
Kwakiutl Indians > British Columbia > Rites and ceremonies.
Indians of North America > British Columbia > Rites and ceremonies.
Cannibalism > British Columbia.
Visual anthropology.
Ethnology > Research.
Group identity.
Eskimos.
Kwakiutl Indians.
Social Identification
Inuit
Documentaries and Factual Films
Webcast
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Streaming video (Wentworth users only)

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