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My Name Is Kahentiiosta
[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 42
Released: 1995-01-01
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Homepage: http://www.nfb.ca/film/my_name_is_kahentiiosta
Studios: 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.
