My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Original title: My Name Is Kahentiiosta
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8.0/10
(1)
1/1/1995
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0h 30min
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Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Alanis Obomsawin
Screenwriter: Alanis Obomsawin
Producer: Alanis Obomsawin
