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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

  • 8.00
  • January 1995
  • 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.

  • Type:
    MOVIE
  • Country:
    CA
  • Genres:
    Documentary
  • Release:
    January 1995
  • Production:
    ONF | NFB
  • Tags:
    woman director, indigenous peoples