Stories by Daniel J. Rowe

Part of the joy of reviewing books for The Eastern Door is getting a wide variety of things to read in different genres.

On the final day of last week’s three-day workshop in Kahnawake, participants from across the globe lined up and had their passports stamped by assistant secretary of the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake Lynne Norton.

Kathleen Rowe (aka mom) is ready to rip out the Christmas music, but you’re not going to find any of her fine collection of classical gems on Billboard because apparently, the populous likes garbage music.

Karennenhá:wi Goodleaf trains five days a week and teaches her Kanien’kéha students the grappling terms in class in Ganienkeh.

From left to right, directors Roxann Whitebean and Courtney Montour debuted two short films at Black Bridge Brewing Co. in Kahnawake Wednesday, which included rising acting stars Keena and Thunderblanket Kitigan Zibi actress Shaynah Decontie.

Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene wanted to take his Basement Review literary/music jams out of Toronto and across the country in an ambitious attempt at embracing new wave Indigenous art (left).

The patch and pipelines. It’s the couple that comes with as quick an opinion as BrAngelina (they’re still together right?), and, in this neck of the woods, pretty much everyone is against the former and the industry that wed them.

Forty-two seconds after the starting bell rang, Andrew Antsanen had Pat St. Pierre down and out as he made quick work of Fight Quest 40's main event.

Straight out of the ironworking program in Anjou, the young men from Kahnawake have almost all found work on the Champlain Bridge, in New York and elsewhere.

Even Green Bay Packers fans had to admit they cheered for one Raven Sunday, as the reigning Miss Indian World performed at halftime during the cheesehead’s game against Baltimore.