My Name Is Kahentiiosta
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1995-01-01 • 0h 30m
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.
- Directors
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Writters
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Editors
- Alanis Obomsawin, Ruby-Marie Dennis
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Visit website1995-01-01 • 0h 30m
8.0/10 • 1
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.
- Directors
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Writters
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Editors
- Alanis Obomsawin, Ruby-Marie Dennis
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- English
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- Keywords
- woman directorindigenous peoples