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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August 6, 2018Iroquois village dug up downtown on Peel Street
Montreal archaeologists dug only 60 centimetres below the asphalt before uncovering artifacts from a 14th century St. Lawrence Iroquoian village near Peel and Sherbrooke Street.
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July 18, 2018Khal Drogo draws K-town hoards like Dothraki
You are in the minority if you are not one of those decked out head-to-toe in costume at Montreal's Comiccon, which draws the fantastically inclined from across the region and beyond every year.
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June 29, 2018Oka Crisis documentary screened in Kanien’kéha
Hilda Nicholas (left) said she was honoured to translate legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin’s seminal documentary, though the material was emotional to get through at times.
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June 22, 2018Resilience Project blazes billboards across country
"I took this photograph of my mother, June Chiquita Doxtater, in 1982. She was always willing to participate in any project I was working on,"
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June 6, 2018Celebrating a half century of Onkwehón:we art
The “Picturing Ourselves” exhibit will run until the end of June and features some of the most impressive Onkwehón:we artwork on Turtle Island.
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May 29, 2018New book explores bias and accounts of 1990
Isabelle St-Amand, with her two-year-old son Leon, returned to the KOR Friday to talk about the book she literally spent years researching the Oka Crisis, at the cultural centre’s library and elsewhere.
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May 23, 2018Award-winning authors to embrace in the sun
The temperature looks set to stay in an agreeable zone for the near future, and there is no better time to chill poolside, in a park, under a tree or on a terrasse with a good book.
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April 11, 2018Exploring the sacred land for identity in Six Nations
How do you get from the Creation Story to modern land grievances in Six Nations? One way is by exploring the community’s relationship to the land, and going from there.
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March 7, 2018Put down that pizza and poutine and peruse
Richard Tardif bings his skill as a fitness guru and a journalist to the pages of a new self-published book.
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February 20, 2018Skindigenous takes tour of global ink world
Jay Soule plies his trade in Toronto, as the importance of authentic tattoo artists grows for those wanting to connect with culture through the age-old tradition.
