My Name Is Kahentiiosta
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CACanada
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CACanada, USUnited States
Language
English
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ONF | NFB
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woman directorindigenous peoples

My Name Is Kahentiiosta G

Released Documentary
01 Jan, 1995 30min
 

My Name Is Kahentiiosta G

Released Documentary
01 Jan, 1995 30min
 

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her indigenous name.

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her indigenous name.
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