Arts & Culture
Skawennati shakes up Montreal building
The grand facade of the Conseil des arts de Montreal (CAM) building on Sherbrooke Street has been adorned with colour this week, as part of a new art piece by Kahnawake’s own Skawennati.
Kahnawake aims high at acting awards
It was a big night for Kahnawake’s actresses at this year’s ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists) Montreal awards, with Kaniehtiio Horn taking home one of the biggest trophies of the night.
Gabriel turns passions into success
When he’s not filming content for his social media feed - whether it be comedic reviews of restaurants in or around Kahnawake or marketing for his game Kanata: The First Sacrament, Iorahkwano Gabriel works for Kahnawake Animal Protection while training to become a Kahnawake Peacekeeper.
Jacobs takes Toronto
Kahnawa’kehró:non Joanne Iewisenhawi Jacobs strutted down an unconventional runway last week - the cobblestone streets of Toronto’s Distillery District, which were transformed as part of Fashion Art Toronto’s annual fashion week.
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October 24, 2023Kanesatake wampum on display
At the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal, glass cases house precious wampum belts in a new exhibit that may be the biggest of its kind in the world.
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October 18, 2023Striving for inclusion in photography history
When Martin Akwiranoron Loft was starting out in his photography career in the late 1970s, opportunities for Indigenous artists to showcase their work were hard to come by.
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October 5, 2023Alex Rice represents Kahnawake in new film
Alex Rice fondly remembers her first impression of Quebec director Denys Arcand. She was living in Los Angeles at the time as a starving artist waiting tables to make ends meet.
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September 19, 2023Indigenous talent takes the runway
When Thea Thomas began working alongside designer Stephanie Crowchild in early summer, she didn’t know that she’d find herself backstage at New York Fashion Week (NYFW)
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September 13, 2023Attic Ramblers hit number one on chart
After steadily growing in popularity the Attic Ramblers’ new single Need Your Love finally topped the Indigenous Music Countdown chart this week.
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September 12, 2023Mohawk Bible is in the books
More than 150 years in the making, the first complete translation of the Bible into Kanien’kéha is not only a testament to one man’s faith, but a document that is no doubt among the most comprehensive Mohawk texts in existence.
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August 30, 2023Kanehsata’kehró:non artists on Mercier Bridge
Community members who have passed over the Mercier Bridge in the last few weeks may have spotted some new additions to the structure, in the form of several colourful banners adorned with artworks by artists from Kahnawake, Kanesatake, and Oneida.
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August 28, 2023A metanarrative murder mystery musical
Set in 1959 Boston, Massachusetts, Curtains is a musical that takes place on the opening night of a western musical by a fictitious production crew.
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August 23, 2023New artwork honours Orange Shirt Day
There’d been a storage container sitting in the parking lot at Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) for some time now – plain and orange.
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August 22, 2023Beauty and the Beast a sellout show
Kevin John Saylor never forgot the feeling he had performing in a play when he was in sixth grade. “It was the best time of my life.
