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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March 26, 2026Sky High Trust honours local ironworkers
Decades ago, Wahiaké:ron George Gilbert was on the job, waiting for the rain to pass, when his superintendent said something that stuck with him.
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March 19, 2026Deer impresses audiences
Ka’nasohon Kevin Deer wasn’t sure how spectators would receive Tupqan, a new play he’s been performing in at the Duceppe Theatre in Montreal - but if the standing ovations from audiences are anything to go by, he and his castmates seem to be doing a good job.
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March 6, 2026K-Town Beatdown in town to throw down
If you’re into loud music and getting in the pit, the show for you is coming to Kahnawake on March 13 – and it’s for a good cause, too.
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February 26, 2026ICO94 to compete at Tiohtià:ke talent show
For local hip-hop artist Ikey Beauvais – known by the stage name ICO94 – this Saturday’s Monnaie Money talent show at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall in Tiohtià:ke isn’t just a competition, it’s a way to get known as an emerging artist.
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February 26, 2026Rice recognized with critics award
When Kahnawa’kehró:non Alex Rice heard her name announced as Best Supporting Female Actor at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle this week, her first thought was the people around the world whose stories she brought to life through her performance in Tasha Hubbard’s Meadowlarks.
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February 26, 2026Hundreds celebrate Kahnawake style
Karoniénhawe Diabo has earned a name for herself internationally for her brand She Holds the Sky Designs, but last weekend there was only one runway that mattered, and that was the one set up in Kahnawake’s Knights of Columbus Hall, where more than 300 guests gathered to take in the magic of the 2026 Kahnawake Fashion Exhibition.
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February 5, 2026Nicholas previews Palestine documentary
The public recently got a chance to preview Kanehsata’kehró:non Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas’s new documentary A Red Road to Palestine at La Sala Rossa in Montreal, at an intimate screening that Nicholas said gave him confidence in his work.
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February 5, 2026Claus exhibit comes to a close
Discs printed with images of the St. Lawrence River taken from Kahnawake’s shoreline are suspended from reflective white thread hanging from the ceiling of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia University in downtown Montreal.
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January 23, 2026New mural reflects collaboration
Inside the Chateauguay long-term care home (CHSLD), something new will be joining the 146 current residents: a mural, made in a collaboration with some who live there and Kahnawa’kehró:non art therapist Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte.
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December 11, 2025Mother-son duo step into IT universe
Kahnawa’kehró:non actors Jennifer Podemski and her son, Michael Podemski-Bédard, are making their mark in the HBO series Welcome to Derry, the newest chapter in Stephen King’s iconic It universe.
