Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

Two Mohawk girls on a challenging journey to becoming women.

Release date : 2017-11-04

Production country :

Canada

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Status : Released

Durasi : 26 Min.

Popularity : 0.0621

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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.

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