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.
Unfortunately the movie My Name Is Kahentiiosta is not yet available on Netflix. Follow us on Facebook to see when My Name Is Kahentiiosta becomes available on Netflix!
Directing | Alanis Obomsawin | Director |
Writing | Alanis Obomsawin | Writer |
Production | Alanis Obomsawin | Producer |
Editing | Ruby-Marie Dennis | Editor |
We have detected that you are using an ad blocker. In order to view this page please disable your ad blocker or whitelist this site from your ad blocker. Thanks!