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.
  • June 22, 2017

    Sexual assault victim speaks out

    Michelle Phillips began working through the effects of a sexual assault four decades earlier, after running into her assaulter in the most common of situations.

  • June 19, 2017

    Car-moose collision produces miracle

    Miraculously, no one was hurt when a fully-grown cow moose collided with a Ford Fusion on an unlit road, as a couple, including a pregnant woman, travelled to visit family.

  • June 16, 2017

    Purple versus red in a friendly Ottawa lax contest

    Canadian parliamentarians faced off against a team of Haudenosaunee from Kahnawake on the front lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada and played the Creator's Game in a celebration of sport, history and friendship.

  • June 12, 2017

    Spraying suspended, concerns remain

    Sonya Dee Cross (with children Karihwiiostha, 4, and Konwaronhiatakwen, 2) started a Facebook group with concerns about herbicides used to clear vegetation near the train tracks.

  • June 9, 2017

    Hunters snap losing skid, looking forward

    Hunter Shako Kirby and the rest of Kahnawake’s penalty killers had more work to do on Tuesday than typical this season, but the boys in burgundy and white pulled out a much-needed win to snap the losing streak.

  • June 5, 2017

    Mohawk Girls’ permits delay means lost money

    Rezolution Pictures' dramedy Mohawk Girls director Tracey Deer will soon start shooting season five of the show, but, after a delay in obtaining a permit, will not be shooting as much in the community where the show is set.

  • June 2, 2017

    Canadian parliament hears address in Kanien’kéha

    Montreal MP Marc Miller was motivated to make Mohawk heard to launch National Aboriginal History Month yesterday, as he delivered an address entirely in Kanien’kéha in parliament.

  • June 1, 2017

    Trio of books well worth a summer read

    It’s warm out most days, and the perfect weather for spreading a blanket and chilling on the grass with a book.

  • May 31, 2017

    Dredging the water and creating flow

    It’s a plan years in the making, and it’s one that the Kahnawake Environmental Protection Office (KEPO) is keen to see completed, so Recreation Bay is transformed and can be used by more community members wanting to enjoy the water.

  • May 29, 2017

    Missing and murdered, not forgotten

    The Montreal 375 celebration has been a mix of parties, reflection and some reconciliation, and artist Hannah Claus’s “je me souviens” series of window displays draws dramatic attention to the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Quebec and Canada.