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.
  • February 11, 2019

    Shame if you miss Monkman's take on prejudice

    Shame and Prejudice:A Story of Resilience is now at the McCord Museum in Montreal and tells an unabashedly critical and cheeky history of Canada and its relationship with Indigenous people, as only Kent Monkman could.

  • February 8, 2019

    Bob the bus driver makes one last stop

    Bob the bus driver was a legend behind the wheel taking the community's children with care to and from school.

  • February 7, 2019

    Humble intellectual leaves unique legacy

    Brian Deer was not meant to live past 16, but the intellectual and determined man lived well beyond that and created a system known across Turtle Island.

  • February 4, 2019

    Toolkit launched to help increase sensitivity

    The Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Network (from left to right) co-chair Maya Cousineau-Mollen, co-chair Vicky Boldo, Dakota Swiftwolfe, Allison Reid, Leilani Shaw, and Brooke Wahsontiiostha Deer.

  • February 1, 2019

    Long layoff leaves layups lacking in loss at LCC

    James Scott knows his team needs to work on two things if Survival is to win its final game of the regular season: shots and drives.

  • January 31, 2019

    Parents lodge complaint about education administration

    Protests in November at KSS revolved around ongoing tensions at the time, which included disciplinary actions taken against five students who were sent home that day.

  • January 25, 2019

    Getting to the centre of strength and health

    Kanienhtawaks Lauder suffered chronic back pain her whole life, but found a saviour for her pain in Pilates, which she now dedicates her days to practicing, promoting and teaching in Kahnawake and Kanesatake.

  • January 24, 2019

    Children of God opens tonight at Segal

    The music will grab you, and the story will keep you for Corey Payette's residential school musical that opens tonight in Montreal.

  • January 22, 2019

    Frostbit thriller holds throughout blackout

    Let the snow fall outside, while you sit in a cozy chair and read an incredible thriller rooted in Anishinaabe culture, and a very real potential threat.

  • January 21, 2019

    Skye clears, sunny retirement in forecast

    Ron Skye has more than four decades of public service in his rearview mirror, as the 62-year-old commissioner of public safety looks forward to golf courses and a good book.