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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July 12, 2017Two Mohawk Girls stars set to wave adieu
Iqaluit actress Maika Harper – was the first of three Mohawk Girls to give birth during the series’ production, and spoke about the emotional strains of performing through the process.
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June 27, 2017Mural celebrates defence of human rights
Taka Sudo’s mural overlooking Lionel Groulx metro included handprints from Kahnawake’s Alwyn Morris and Kakaionstha Deer. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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June 21, 2017First Peoples Fest gives big nod to creation story
Feature-length films and living arts are the focus of this summer’s First Peoples Festival. The 27th edition of the annual event will transform Place des Festivals from August 2-9, organizers announced on Tuesday morning.
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June 7, 2017From the Tundra to the Trenches, a gripping memoir of an Inuk soldier in the army
The isolated, frigid, poverty-struck Strutton Island in the James Bay is where the story begins for Eddy Weetaltuk. At the time, he was just a young Inuk who lived off the land with his family.
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June 1, 2017Trio of books well worth a summer read
It’s warm out most days, and the perfect weather for spreading a blanket and chilling on the grass with a book.
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May 29, 2017Missing and murdered, not forgotten
The Montreal 375 celebration has been a mix of parties, reflection and some reconciliation, and artist Hannah Claus’s “je me souviens” series of window displays draws dramatic attention to the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Quebec and Canada.
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May 12, 2017Ojibwe author honoured with literary prize
Author David Treuer received this year’s Blue Metropolis First People’s Literary Prize, and spoke about his craft at the McCord Museum in Montreal.
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May 12, 2017Spring symphony of sounds
Budding musicians from Kahnawake joined the St. Francis Xavier Mission’s Mohawk Choir and the Longueuil Symphony Orchestra at a fundraising concert on Saturday afternoon.
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May 8, 2017An environmental wake-up call through art
Babe and Carla Hemlock made their Montreal debut with Tehatikonhsatatie: For the Faces That Are Yet to Come. (Photos: Franca G.
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April 27, 2017Mohawk art to adorn Mercier Bridge
Skarahkotà:ne Deom will have three pieces of her work lining the Mercier Bridge as the 24-year-old Concordia student prepares for her final year for her bachelor’s degree.
