Poster of My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)

1995-01-01 • Documentary • 0h30m • Released

8.0

User Score

Watch Now

Overview

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.

ONF | NFB

You might also like

Poster of Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy - 2021

Poster of Till Luck Do Us Part 2

Till Luck Do Us Part 2 - 2013

Poster of Re-Births

Re-Births - 2021

Poster of Solar Attack

Solar Attack - 2006

Poster of The Brady Girls Get Married

The Brady Girls Get Married - 1981

Poster of Forest

Forest - 2014

Poster of Fight Club (Russian version)

Fight Club (Russian version) -

Poster of 12

12 - 2020

Poster of Wedding Association 2: Circumcision

Wedding Association 2: Circumcision - 2015

Poster of Rock and a Hard Place

Rock and a Hard Place - 2017

Poster of Guided Muscle

Guided Muscle - 1955

Poster of Taxi

Taxi - 2017

Poster of The Knower

The Knower - 2021

Poster of Karadima Forest

Karadima Forest - 2015

Poster of Goth Angel: The Story of Lil Peep

Goth Angel: The Story of Lil Peep - 2018

Poster of My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper - 2002

Poster of Female Student Guerrilla

Female Student Guerrilla - 1969

Poster of Vai Que Dá Certo

Vai Que Dá Certo - 2013

Poster of Strawberry Night

Strawberry Night - 2010