My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995)
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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.
Release Date : January 1, 1995
Runtime : 30m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : ONF | NFB
Countries : Canada
Keywords : woman director, indigenous peoples
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