Arts & Culture
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.
Eager reception for Everyday Reconciliation
Before Everyday Reconciliation sold out at its June 3 launch at Montreal’s Paragraph Bookstore, Kahnawa’kehró:non author Derek Montour was not sure he wanted to share his story at all.
Four nights of glee
When Scout Marquis made the decision to transfer to St. George’s High School last year it was for one reason: to join the school’s award-winning glee club, the G Majors.
Sterling shoots for the stars
Ten-year-old Kaia Sterling has always loved performing, whether it’s been on local stages as an Irish dancer or at her beloved Turtle Island Theatre Company here in Kahnawake. Now, she’s planning to grow her skills by travelling further than ever before, to learn from industry experts at a training school in California this summer.
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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.
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August 22, 2023Kahnawake screens doc on the pines
The film opens with a close-up image of Pine needles so lush-green you can almost smell them, as a woman speaks Kanien’kéka, returning an absorbed audience to the events that set into motion the 78-day standoff known today as the Siege of Kanehsatake.
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August 14, 2023Creating connections at tattoo gathering
When Kahnawákeró:non Katsitsahente Cross-Delisle looked at her finished tattoo from Miciah Stasis at the Kanehsatà:ke Traditional Indigenous Tattoo Gathering, she could feel the presence of their ancestors.
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August 9, 2023Mural carries message of empowerment
When local artist Kaïa'tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush showed up at the blank wall to paint a two-story mural, she couldn’t help but feel excited.
