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    My Name Is Kahentiiosta

    Documentary

    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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    Release Date

    January 1, 1995

    Status

    Released

    Original Title

    My Name Is Kahentiiosta

    Runtime

    30min

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Language

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    Production Companies

    ONF | NFB

    Part of

    Oka series

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