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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

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My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

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  • Title:My Name Is Kahentiiosta
  • User score:
    8.0
  • Release date:1995-01-01
  • Genres:Documentary
  • Country:Canada
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  • Budget:$0
  • Revenue:$0
  • Runtime:30 min
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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