Watch Ohero:kon - Under the Husk (2017) Online
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- RUNTIME: 0h 26m
- COUNTRIES: Canada
- Subtitles: English
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. Read More
Watch Ohero:kon - Under the Husk online. Featuring , Ohero:kon - Under the Husk is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Canada and was released on 2017. Ohero:kon - Under the Husk was directed by Katja Esson,Katsitsionni Fox. Read Less