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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July 18, 2025Loft among panelists for inaugural festival
The first edition of the Montreal Street Photography Festival (MSPF) is set to celebrate the artform in a city where it is heavily practiced, but not necessarily heavily showcased, according to the festival’s founder.
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June 20, 2025Concert celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
Tara-Louise Montour remembers 30 years ago, when she was one of the only Onkwehón:we performers in the classical music scene.
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June 20, 2025Local laughs in store at Comedy Showcase
There will be lots to do on Saturday for National Indigenous Peoples Day, but if you are comedically inclined, Kahnawake Tourism has the show for you.
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June 13, 2025Trio of awards for Gabriel book
One award is impressive, but a hat-trick of awards in one evening is something to be proud of.
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June 13, 2025Documentary series wins big award
It was a big night for powerhouses in film and media at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards, with Onkwehón:we amongst those accepting awards in Toronto.
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June 6, 2025Creating connections in Uganda
Entebbe, Uganda, is more than 11,000 KM away from Kahnawake, but when Lacey and Lanny Lazare touched down there for the International Conference on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Restorative Development in Africa, they realized that the two Indigenous communities had more in common than one might expect.
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June 6, 2025Sunshine and smiles for Motion Commotion
Kahnawa’kehró:non participating in the Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC)’s first-ever Motion Commotion colour run didn’t just run through clouds of eco-friendly coloured powder being thrown at them during their race - many picked up handfuls from the floor and showered themselves with it, and some even rolled in piles of the stuff, committing fully to the rainbow of the day.
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June 6, 2025Skawennati spotlit for solo show
In the year 1999, local artist Skawennati was commissioned to make a timeline of 1,000 years of Indigenous history.
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June 6, 2025Twin Flames takes home award
It was a nerve-wracking evening for Twin Flames at the Capital Music Awards – they were nominated in the Group of the Year category, and given that it’s such a big award, it was to be announced at the very end of a stacked awards ceremony.
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May 30, 2025Delaronde delivers first solo exhibition
If you were to crack open Russell Delaronde’s math books when he was growing up, you’d find the margins full of doodles, and if you wanted a word with him, you’d probably look outside somewhere.
