My Name Is Kahentiiosta
IMDB:
8.0
Released
1/1/1995
Duration
0h 30m
Genre
Documentary
Country
Canada
Cast
N/A
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.
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
IMDB:
8.0Released
1/1/1995
Genre
Documentary
Cast
N/A
Duration
0h 30m
Country
Canada
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.
