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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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. -
February 14, 2023Skateboarding for culture
The designs of seven artists from five different communities were featured on a limited collection of skateboards as part of an effort to support an annual Block Party and Go Skate day. -
February 9, 2023Headdress is turning heads at Sundance
Taietsarón:sere “Tai” Leclaire has felt at a loss for words in the face of casual racism. The Kahnawa’kehró:non pieced together dozens upon dozens of real-life incidents to form the narrative for Headdress, which was featured in the short film category at the Sundance Film Festival. Starring in his film, Leclaire witnesses a white person wearing a traditional headdress at a weekend festival, triggering a chain of possible answers to the situation.
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February 9, 2023Midwinter honours renewal
Both Stephen McComber and Ka'nahsohon Kevin Deer have been going to the Longhouse since they were young children. Though they’ve been celebrating the traditions of Midwinter Ceremonies for years, every stirring of the ashes has taught them new lessons and given them new memories to share.
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February 2, 2023A callback for Turtle Island Theatre
Dennen Phillips always loved theatre, but stage fright kept him in the audience for many years. It all changed when he got involved with Turtle Island Theatre, and Kevin John Saylor cast him in a production of Anything Goes in 2012. But the timing of Phillips’ theatrical debut was ill-fated.
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February 2, 2023Bringing the Cayuga language to Sundance
Keysa Parker has been learning the Cayuga language for six years and counting. This year, she got to work as a language advisor on her first film, Fancy Dance, where she taught the actors to speak the language.
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January 26, 2023En route to fashion week
When Karoniénhawe Diabo launched her business, She Holds the Sky Designs, about six years ago, she didn’t think heading to New York Fashion Week was in the cards for her.
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December 9, 2022Identity through contemporized tradition
Courtesy Arts Commons When Thea Thomas picked up the phone for our interview, she was sitting at a sewing machine working on her next project: a two-by-eight woven wall hanging for a show in Red Deer early into the new year.
