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.
  • May 3, 2016

    Quebec delivers bad news in gas tax case

    Wallace “Bully” Stacey proprietor of Bully’s Truck Stop stands on the Quebec Court of Appeal steps after hearing his lawyer, Timothy Huot, argue on behalf of himself and 10 other gas retailers.

  • April 25, 2016

    “Every time an elder dies, their wisdom and words dies with them”

    Hearing Kanien’kéha every day caused nothing but joy for Karennenhá:wi Goodleaf, who started two years ago down a path to fluency dotted with lessons of culture and tradition.

  • April 22, 2016

    Wáhta, singing and beading highlights of Cultural Awareness Month

    It’s that time of year. The time when wáhta is tapped and bottled, and K103 Radio takes a morning to broadcast entirely in Kanien’kéha.

  • April 19, 2016

    Charting a family, discovering history

    John Masiewicz’s passion for charting family trees, and tracing genealogy led the electrical engineer to Gervase Macomber and a history of one of Kahnawake’s biggest families.

  • April 15, 2016

    Kale Kane’s Chiefs move on to final round

    Kale Kane is back and firing for the Chilliwack Chiefs after missing a game with whiplash. His team goes into the final round tonight.

  • April 11, 2016

    Games, stories, planting and more for Kids Day

    Corn, bean and squash seeds found their way to soil courtesy of Ratiwennahní:rats Kanien’kéha Immersion students, who were helped by their younger gardeners. (Daniel J.

  • April 1, 2016

    Talk to your elders and write it down

    The greatest part of this job is listening to stories. There have been numerous times where I have sat across from a person and thought, ‘thank goodness I’m writing this down, so everyone who wants to can read their story.’ Sometimes, the stories provide life lessons, sometimes controversy, sometimes joy and sometimes inspiration, and some of the best by far are stories from elders.

  • April 1, 2016

    Kale Kane’s Chiefs drop first game of playoffs

    Kale Kane wasted no time blending into the Chilliwack Chiefs' lineup and is hoping to lead the division champions in game two of round three of the BCHL playoffs.

  • March 18, 2016

    Lax commissioner visits Six Nations for first time

    New NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz has his eyes on reaching beyond the cities and to communities like Six Nations. (Courtesy NLL)

  • March 18, 2016

    McComber chronicles illuminates complicated family tree

    Like fingerprints, no two family trees are the same, and all require digging. With modern software and available archive material, it has become easier and easier to trace your family back centuries through all the complicated roots.