Arrested during the 1990 Oka crisis, Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk, is detained four days longer than other women. Her crime? The prosecutor will not accept her Indigenous name.

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My Name is Kahentiiosta

Arrested during the 1990 Oka crisis, Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk, is detained four days longer than other women. Her crime? The prosecutor will not accept her Indigenous name.

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NFB Indigenous Cinema