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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

8.01995Documentary

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.

Release1995-01-01
Runtime30 min
StatusReleased
CountriesCanada
Original languageEN
DirectorAlanis Obomsawin
WritersAlanis Obomsawin
ProductionONF | NFB
Votes2
Popularity1
TMDB ID352362

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