My Name Is Kahentiiosta
1995, English. Directed by Alanis Obomsawin.
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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- 0h 30m
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- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1995
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Alanis Obomsawin
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Watch Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance (1993) first.
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Next in the series: Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man (1998) and Rocks at Whiskey Trench (2000).
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My Name Is Kahentiiosta runs 30 minutes (0h 30m).
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My Name Is Kahentiiosta is streaming on MUBI in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked My Name Is Kahentiiosta, try Baraka, Deliver Us from Evil, Heart of a Dog.
Who directed My Name Is Kahentiiosta?
My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995) was directed by Alanis Obomsawin.