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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May 9, 2023Onkwehón:we reclaim narrative in new series
Angie-Pepper O’Bomsawin’s latest project, a KASKO productions docuseries called Little Big Community, showcases First Nations communities across Turtle Island, and the first episode is all about Kahnawa’kehró:non.
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April 25, 2023Documenting global Indigenous resistance
Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso was nine years old when she started making movies. Now, she barely knows what timezone she’s in as she travels the world screening her award-winning, feature-length documentary.
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April 4, 2023Regaining food sovereignty through seeds
About 50 farmers, seed savers, and gardeners gathered at Ristorante La Vista for the second Kahnawake Collective Impact (KCI) seed conference last weekend to discuss the importance of preserving seeds.
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March 28, 2023Kahnawa’kehró:non premiere movies in New Zealand
At a certain point in the journey to get to Ōtaki, New Zealand, for the Māoriland Film Festival, the 22-strong group travelling to participate began to wonder if they would ever get there.
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March 21, 2023Meet Marvel’s new Kanien’kehá:ka superhero
Last week, Kahhori, a new Kanien’kehá:ka superhero, took her first steps in Marvel’s multiverse when the entertainment company announced her role in season two of their animated anthology series, What If…?.
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March 17, 2023An instrumental win for Digging Roots
Digging Roots won contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year at the 2023 Juno Opening Night Awards with their album Zhawenim – unconditional love in Anishinaabemowin.
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March 15, 2023She Holds the Sky at Museum of Fine Arts
When Rhonda Horne was asked for her high school yearbook what she wanted to be when she grew up, she wrote that she wanted to be a model. Now, at the age of 50, that dream is about to come to fruition.
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March 13, 2023Thrills and chills ahead of Juno Awards
In just a few short days, winners across the 47 categories at the annual Juno Awards will be announced at the ceremony held at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
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March 7, 2023Wilson donates original artwork to cultural centre
An oil on wood painting of a ceremonial fish finds its home at the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Centre. -
February 28, 2023A story of reinvention
The road to recovery after an accident is often one with many challenges along the way. As Chico Guzmán-Ramírez learned how to walk and read again, he turned to art as a source of motivation.
