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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November 9, 2021Art with a powerful message
For a soft-spoken artist, Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush’s art has a lot to say. -
November 1, 2021Indigenous photos to take over Montreal streets
Photographer Martin Akwiranoron Loft’s portraits of Kahnawa’kehró:non will be displayed in the streets of Montreal as part of a photo project highlighting the forced displacement of Indigenous Peoples. -
October 20, 2021Riverside Inn displays gorgeous art
The inaugural Iontkahthóhtha exhibition launched at the beginning of the month by the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR) at the Riverside Inn will continue until October 24. -
October 19, 2021Indigenous Voices of Today
Museums have long been criticized for the way they represent non-European societies, often portraying them through the settler point of view. With Indigenous Voices of Today, the McCord Museum is taking a concrete step away from the old way of doing things. -
October 8, 2021Indigenous women outshine Paris
As a mother of three in her 40s and former Olympian, Waneek Horn-Miller’s appearance was by no means conventional at the Paris City Fashion Week where she walked the runway on Saturday, October 2. -
June 15, 2020“He was everything to the choir”
(Courtesy Gabriel Berberian) Bernardin Houle, choir director and organist for the St. Francis Xavier Mission Catholic Church, and a prominent figure in Kahnawake, passed away last Wednesday, June 3.
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May 11, 2020Visiting a virtual gallery
“Finally, the present has caught up to the future,” said Kanien’kehá:ka artist Skawennati, who recently dropped her last name, during a phone interview with The Eastern Door, while discussing AbTeC Gallery’s inaugural virtual exhibition Reformatted.
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March 6, 2020Blockades bring out emotion through art
(Courtesy Kaiente:ri McGregor) Kaiente:ri Tyra McGregor has a deep love and appreciation for Frida Kahlo, often drawing in similar cartoon-like fashion, emulating one of the most famous Indigenous artists in the world, whose popularity continues to rise long after her death.
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January 13, 2020Freedom to wear your own culture on skin
Artist Kanentokon Hemlock has been doing tattoos for two years. He took time to consider what the story was about in the episode and reflect on what would be important in the show.
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September 17, 2019A few surprises at Akwesasne Powwow
A trio of local girls impressed in Akwesasne last weekend, taking home two seconds and a third while strutting their stuff for all to see.
