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My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995) - film poster, directed by Alanis Obomsawin

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

1995
Canada Short
Directed by
Alanis Obomsawin
Not currently streaming on CaSTV

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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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

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