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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March 11, 2016Dual visions highlight multidimensional Montreal art show
The eyes and hands belong to Cree artist Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau and Kahnawa’kehró:non artist Marian Snow, and their creations are hanging at the Maison de la Culture Frontenac now.
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March 11, 2016From Turtle Island to a Greek tragedy
Wahsonti:io Kirby, right, plays Phaidra’s Shadow in the Dawson College production of Hippolytos. By: Zachary Kamel, The Eastern Door “Mighty and of high renown, among mortals and in heaven alike, I am called the goddess Aphrodite.
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March 4, 2016Book review: Walter Scott's comic delightfully binge-worthy
I may or may not be Wendy. For the first time since graduating university, I took a break from my snoozefeed (that’s scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook in lieu of getting out of bed)
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March 4, 2016From shorts to features to video games, Jacobs is on a roll
(Courtesy Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs) Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs went through a spat of time when she may have thought Rhymes for Young Ghouls would be her heroic swan song in the acting world.
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March 4, 2016Horn’s star continues to bounce and show range
Kaniehtiio Horn’s range as an actor was on full display in 2015 playing the quirky, fun and charming artist Paige in the web series Blank Paige among a plethora of drama, action and comedy roles.
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February 5, 2016Sex, Spirit, Strength screening stunningly strong
Courtesy Courtney Montour An impressive new documentary by rookie filmmaker Courtney Montour screened at the McCord Museum in Montreal Wednesday, heralding another energetic voice in Onkwehón:we cinema.
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February 5, 2016Wendy's Revenge is a tale of pirates, spaceships and art
Tricia Livingston and Walter Scott brought the story of Wendy’s Revenge to life on Friday night at Concordia’s Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery.
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January 29, 2016Broad Street Bully, original Rifle, tells it slapshot straight
They were the years where hockey players had few teeth and epic moustaches; hair flew freely sans helmet as nature intended, and a team from Philadelphia in orange and black won back-to-back cups and were one of the dominant teams in the NHL.
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January 22, 2016Mohawk Girls comes up huge at Canadian Screen Awards
Brittany LeBorgne’s name was read alongside comedy legend Catherine O’Hara Tuesday, as the 31-year-old Kahnawake actress becomes the first in the community to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for a comedy role in a TV series.
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January 15, 2016New book examines unique Akwesasne Freedom School
It is a question that is being answered in Onkwehón:we countries across Turtle Island: how does a community take hold of its education system and ensure its children retain traditional knowledge while being able to succeed in higher education?
