My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

  • G
  • 01/01/1995 (CA)
  • Documentary
  • 30m

Overview

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.

Alanis Obomsawin

Director, Writer

Cast

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