My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

Name: My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1995-01-01

Release Date:	1995, January 1
Directors:	Alanis Obomsawin
Countries:	Canada
Production:	ONF \| NFB

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.

Keywords:

woman director indigenous peoples

BigList Rating:	0
Critics Rating:	80

My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

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