Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

Two Mohawk girls on a challenging journey to becoming women.

Nov 04, 2017 26m

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Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Title	Ohero:kon - Under the Husk
Companies
Countries	Canada
Keywords	mohawk, ontario, canada, woman director, rite of passage, native canadian, indigenous women