My Name Is Kahentiiosta


This short documentary 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
Year: 1995
Genre: Documentary
Type: Short

Link: https://vimeo.com/791500012


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