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Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

"Two Mohawk girls on a challenging journey to becoming women."

2017-11-04
6
en 26m
Documentary
This documentary follows two Mohawk girls on their journey to become Mohawk women. Friends since childhood, Kaienkwinehtha and Kasennakohe are members of the traditional community of Akwesasne on the U.S./Canada border. Together, they undertake a four-year rite of passage for adolescents, called Oheró:kon, or "under the husk." The ceremony had been nearly extinct, a casualty of colonialism and intergenerational trauma; revived in the past decade by two traditional leaders, it has since flourished. Filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox has served as a mentor, or "auntie," to many youth going through the passage rites.

Director

Katsitsionni Fox

Creative Producer

Katja Esson

Editor

Victoria Catherine Chan

Creative Producer

Paul Rickard

Executive Producer

Shirley K. Sneve

Producer

Katsitsionni Fox

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

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