My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta 1995 Released

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

Documentary · 30 min

 

My Name Is Kahentiiosta 1995 Released

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

Documentary · 30 min

 

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.

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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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1995
COUNTRY
CA, US
LANGUAGE
EN
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