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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January 11, 2019Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio moving toward dials
Mike Mathieu, Alex Beaupré, and Sylvain "Syd" Gaspé are part of the Reviving Kanehsatá:ke Radio group looking to get the community's voice back on the airwaves.
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December 10, 2018Parties coming, time to make the face shine
With care, you can make your face a work of art. With impatience, it can go a totally different way.
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December 7, 2018Fashionista flare shines after dark in Cornwall
(From left to right) Starlyn Oakes, Daisy Lahache, Jenna Thompson and Kendall Horn were among the models decked out by Onkwehón:we designers at the Fashion After Dark runway show in Cornwall last weekend.
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December 4, 2018Eric “Dirt” McComber on stardom and Hollywood
Eric "Dirt" McComber is home and happy to be back where he’s comfortable, cutting up a deer in his back yard away from the glitz and glamour of the film festival circuit.
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November 27, 2018Embrace the winter, read a book, head north
The mercury has dropped, and it is time to embrace winter for all it is worth. Either that or complain and be miserable.
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October 31, 2018Honouring life and legacy of a local saint
The McGill Chamber Orchestra (MCO) and Indigenous producers after their performance at the St. Francis Xavier Mission. From left to right: Alejandro Ronceria, choreographer, Mohawk violinist Tara-Louise Montour, Boris Brott, artistic director and MCO conductor, Indigenous dancer Julianne Blackbird, Mohawk actress Kennedy Bomberry, and Odawa composer Barbara Croall. (Natalia Fedosieieva, The Eastern Door)
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October 2, 2018Fancy dancer in silver reconciling the solitudes
The Canadian Mint unveiled a new collector coin Friday at the McGill Pow Wow featuring the fancy dancer design of Akwesanse artist Garrison Garrow.
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September 28, 2018Murray Porter blasts the Black Bridge with blues
The Six Nations Sensation is good for the soul, and the Juno-winning artist was in Kahnawake Tuesday on his tour of the area.
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September 25, 2018Workshop, panel embrace Indigenous stories
An Indigenous storytelling roundtable with Cherie Dimaline, Tharonhianente Barnes and Jessica Deer during the Turtle Island Reads event at McGill University in Montreal. (Natalia Fedosieieva The Eastern Door)
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September 24, 2018Two nights of Obomsawin at Pop
What is that? A screw? A fuse? A puck with a medical problem? (Courtesy Pop Montreal) Alanis Obomsawin was born in 1932 and a large part of her life has been spent as an advocate for Native issues.
