Alanis Obomsawin
Writer
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.
Homepage | http://www.nfb.ca/film/my_name_is_kahentiiosta |
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Release Date | 1995-01-01 |
Runtime | 30m |
Director | Alanis Obomsawin |
Producer | Alanis Obomsawin |
Writer | Alanis Obomsawin |