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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

1995-01-01 · 30 min · Rating 8.00/10 (2 votes)

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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