Dances of the Kwakiutl, from 1951

[ilysmALJW]

from 7:55 to 8:32 is my Great Granny Lucy my late grampa Putlidagame's Mom :') <3

love this video <3

[snarlysnail]

I recognize this dance ;through family networks into Nuu-chah-nulth families.

[fragilehabitat]

Can someone explain the narrative, the act of the dance, what is it portraying?

[iamearthbornami]

fabulous~ thankyou for posting this~peace with love and respect

[tiffybaby1711]

I love this video, so nice to see my great grandfather Hereditary Chief Willie Seaweed. I would have loved to meet him in person but he was gone long before my time=(

[kingp002]

wow awsome video...

[hesterpr]

Wow..thank-you for finding and sharing this gem...

[skybum124]

song almost sounds like haxwamis gilsgamithla at the start, i got datsa singing on my computer

[Rakitow]

This film was filmed by Robert Gardner who make the famous Dead Birds in 1964

[Kwanusela]

This is very cool Love it

O la gial ika

[BCSUZY]

This is so AMAZING....Wow Thank You for Sharing :)

[jorgedawg99]

by any chance, do you people know who filmed this video? Franz Boas perhaps? tks

[mrwalkus]

We had two videos in the port hardy museum, dont know where this footage came from. I love watching Grandpa Joe Seaweed dance. Mom was telling me who some of the people were.

[OldManRivers]

Dito to what William Wasden asked.

[williamwasdenjr]

where did you get this amazing footage?? any more??