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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

8

2 votes

January 1, 1995

30m

Documentary

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.

Directed by

Alanis Obomsawin

Where to watch

In United States

Stream

MUBIMUBI Amazon Channel

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