My Name Is Kahentiiosta

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Jan 01, 95 Documentary

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.

Director
Alanis Obomsawin
Writer
Alanis Obomsawin
Producer
Alanis Obomsawin
Editor
Ruby-Marie Dennis

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