Ohero:kon - Under the Husk
# Two Mohawk girls on a challenging journey to becoming women.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2017-11-04
⌚ Running Time:
26 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.0
