My Name Is Kahentiiosta backdrop
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Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
8.0/10
Release1995
Runtime0h 30m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
ONF | NFB
Movie

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

1995
0h 30m
8.0
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

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