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Ohero:kon - Under the Husk (2017)

Ohero:kon - Under the Husk (2017)

Documentary

Two Mohawk girls on a challenging journey to becoming women.

Release Date: 2017, November 4
Directors: Katsitsionni Fox
Countries: Canada

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.

Keywords:

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