My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

Name: My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Released: 1995-01-01
Rating: 4.0

1995-01-01 • 30 min • ⭐ 8/10

Title: My Name Is Kahentiiosta

Original Title: My Name Is Kahentiiosta

Release Date: 1995-01-01

Status: Released

Rating: 8/10 (from 1 votes)

Language: EN

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

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.