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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October 23, 2025Review: ‘Stone and Bone’ unearths history
Stepping into the Centaur Theatre, the audience is greeted by the bold ambition of Stone and Bone Spectacular, a vibrant production that seeks to re-sculpt the narrative of Tiohtià:ke through a Knnperspective.
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October 17, 2025Guerilla art exhibit reimagines the MET
The American Wing at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) contains tens of thousands of artworks deemed to represent America, sprawling paintings of George Washington crossing the Delaware river, and portraits of presidents past.
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October 17, 2025Akwesasne fashion show returns
The Akwesasne Indigenous Fashion Show lit up the runway on October 12 at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort, transforming a bingo hall into a vibrant showcase of Haudenosaunee creativity, tradition, and unity.
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October 9, 2025Students play Place des Arts
Last year, the ensemble music program run by Kateri School music teacher, Penny Berg Patton, had so much interest that there weren’t enough instruments to go around.
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October 9, 2025One last Iontkahthóhtha at the Legion
The latest edition of Iontkahthóhtha, the yearly art show put on by the Kanien’keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR) saw the work of 57 Onkwehón:we artists - painters, photographers, and artisans - displayed for all to see at the Kahnawake Legion Hall last week.
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October 9, 2025Painting bridges reconciliation and art
Students, staff, and visitors entering HSM Adult Education Centre in Montreal are now met by a new painting from Kahnawake artist MC Snow, a vivid piece that intertwines the school’s territorial acknowledgment with the deep roots of Kanien’kehá:ka culture, bringing Indigenous presence to the forefront of the school’s walls.
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October 2, 2025Tattoo gathering returns to Kanesatake
The fire burned low in the centre of the grounds, surrounded by canvas tents, folding chairs, and the steady hum of a drum. Just beyond, someone winced and smiled as ink met skin, not in a studio, but on the land.
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October 2, 2025Indigenous fashion show returns to Montreal
Backstage at the McCord Stewart Museum, it’s quiet but not with stillness. A model adjusts her footing. A hairstylist perfects a braid. Someone laughs over a smudged lipstick that’s carefully reapplied with the same focus as beadwork.
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October 2, 2025Sky’s the limit for Sky
Kahnawake’s own Craig Sky is continuing to soar at medical school, this time being recognized with the Elaine Kilabuk Award from McGill University.
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October 2, 2025Curtains open for Kahnawake
Some of Kahnawake’s finest creative minds will be lighting up the Centaur Theatre in Montreal this month with a brand-new theatre piece titled Stone and Bone Spectacular that promises to recount the history of Tiohtià:ke in a way that’s never been done before.
