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.
DirectorAlanis Obomsawin
WriterAlanis Obomsawin
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Includes: Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance, My Name Is Kahentiiosta, Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man, Rocks at Whiskey Trench
