My Name Is Kahentiiosta My Name Is Kahentiiosta, Alanis Obomsawin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada Alanis Obomsawin1995 | 29 min 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. National Film Board of Canada Website Metadata Title: My Name Is Kahentiiosta Date: 1995 Region: Quebec Filmmaker: Alanis Obomsawin
