Ohero:kon - Under the Husk (2017)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Nov 04, 2017

Runtime : 26m

Genre : Documentary  

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Countries : Canada

Keywords : mohawk, ontario, canada, woman director, rite of passage, native canadian, indigenous women