My Name Is Kahentiiosta

Obomsawin, Alanis, (film director.). Obomsawin, Alanis, (film producer.). Haig, Don, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Arrested after the 78-day armed standoff during the 1990 Oka crisis, Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman proud of her centuries-old heritage, is detained four days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government will not accept her Indigenous name. From the perspective of Kahentiiosta, we witness the arrest and detention of those who withdrew to the Treatment Centre after the Canadian Army advanced, and we learn why Kahentiiosta was prepared to die to protect the land and trees sacred to the Mohawk people of Kanehsatake.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (29 min., 50 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©1995

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Alanis Obomsawin ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; script, Alanis Obomsawin ; executive producer, Don Haig ; camera, Jean-Claude Labrecque, André-Luc Dupont, Susan Trow, Roger Rochat, Zoe Dirse, Sylvain Julienne, Alanis Obomsawin ; animation camera, Raymond Dumas, Pierre Landry, Jacques Avoine, Lynda Pelley ; sound, Raymond Marcoux, Ismaël Cordeiro, Hans Oomes, Alanis Obomsawin ; editing, Ruby-Marie Dennis ; sound editing, Don Ayer ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel ; music, Claude Vendette, Francis Grandmont.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1995.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Second Place - Indian Produced, 1996
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).