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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

199530 min 8.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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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Release / first air1995-01-01
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary
DirectorAlanis Obomsawin
WriterAlanis Obomsawin
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionONF | NFB

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