Ohero:kon - Under the Husk
“Two Mohawk girls on a challenging journey to becoming women.”
2017•26m•6.0•Released
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
Languages
English
Production
Producer
Katsitsionni Fox
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