Publishing since 1992 from Kahnawake Kanien'kehá:ka Territory

Stories by Daniel J. Rowe

Daniel J. Rowe is an award-winning reporter and photographer originally from BC. In addition to journalism, he produces and edits a Shakespeare-inspired blog and podcast called the Bard Brawl. His writing has also appeared in the Montreal Gazette, Canadian Press, U.S. Lacrosse magazine and elsewhere. His facial hair rotates with the season, and he’s recently discovered the genius of wearing a cowboy hat. He wrote for The Eastern Door from 2011 to 2019.
  • August 26, 2018

    Historic 1969 rematch to open President's Cup today

    Game one at the President’s Cup today will feature a rematch of the 1969 finals that Nanaimo is preparing for when they faceoff against the Caughnawaga Indians. (Courtesy Shawn Swanson)

  • August 24, 2018

    Battling for the Cup at the big dance

    In 2013, the Caughnawaga Indians settled for a bronze medal at the President’s Cup in Kahnawake. After a spectacular finish to the playoffs this year, Dirt McComber’s Indians head to Nanaimo looking for a different colour of medal.

  • August 24, 2018

    Back to the stone (house) age

    Paul and Konwakeri (Margaret) Paul stand before their stone house on the River Road with their oldest son Peter and Konwakeri’s father Jacques Phillips. (Courtesy Mary Paul)

  • August 16, 2018

    Survey and stats tell the complicated crime story

    Kahnawake's Peacekeepers continue to struggle with tight budgets and lack of staff, but stats show crime has reduced in recent years though many in the community see it as rising.

  • August 10, 2018

    From Rae to Mud to Dirt to 4AM on big screen

    Nothing is going to put butts in seats in a cinema like a lot of Dirt (here with his son Rahniitsatorats), who will be on the big screen this weekend at screenings of Dirt McComber: Last of the Mohicans in Montreal and Kahnawake.

  • August 7, 2018

    Battling the beastly borer's boorish destruction

    The little green bug may have met its match as Kahnawake's Environment Protection Agency is now beginning a battle against the pest that is destroying the region's ash trees.

  • August 3, 2018

    Street-naming essential, say emergency responders

    If your house is burning, someone is drowning or an important package is being delivered, knowing where you live is vital, according to emergency services personnel. The blue house on Old Malone Highway is one of the few with a number indicating its lot. (Daniel J.

  • August 3, 2018

    Punk in the rearview, mega show starts today

    On a hot day at a punk show, nothing is more delightful than a sprinkler spraying down the circle of skankers or moshers.

  • August 2, 2018

    Sok á:re tsoterátson tsi nitewawennò:ten

    Tiorahkwáthe Gilbert was as passionate about Kanien’kéha as he was about sports like lacrosse. He worked tirelessly to promote the language wherever he went.

  • July 27, 2018

    Nationals bronze finish to be built on in future

    The Iroquois Nationals third-place finish proved the team is solidly one of the world's best field lacrosse teams, but the finish could have been even better with the US and Canada beatable.