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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May 30, 2023Kanesatake on display at Montreal art show
A palm-sized piece of bark is embedded in the canvas of Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel’s The Siege of Kanehsatà:ke, set as if it’s a peep of a tree trunk growing out of the painting.
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May 24, 2023Deadline extended for beading challenge
It’s not often you see a classroom of children sleeping peacefully under cedar trees. But Cathy Kahontison Guimond, who has seen countless Kahnawa’kehró:non pass through Step By Step Child and Family Center, still remembers the sight.
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May 23, 2023Indigenous designers inspired by tradition
Traditional elements in a new modern look will keep Indigenous cultural values alive, according to Indigenous designers who presented their clothing collections last Friday at the Fashion Exhibition Kahnawake 2023.
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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.
