Stories by Eve Cable

As the sun set on another successful powwow weekend in Kahnawake, visitors from near and far left the community full of frybread, strawberry juice, and positive energy.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo reiterated to Quebec premier Christine Fréchette that Kahnawake must be consulted in future planning of the Route 132 revamp project, which will see the redevelopment of a five-kilometre section of the highway between Kahnawake and neighbouring areas.

For Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean, education is at its most effective when it leaves the classroom and starts on the land.

Dawn Marquis-Deere has officially taken over as the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s executive director, having held the position on an interim basis since September of last year.

A group known as the Pinesi Paddlers landed in Kahnawake ahead of the annual Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow last week, after a six-day journey that started in Gatineau.

A long-envisioned plan to install a pedestrian bridge on Kateri Tekakwitha Island is heading into its next phase, with construction scheduled to start at the end of this month.

Jody Diabo usually finds herself behind the camera, not in front of it, but after encouragement from other women in the community, she recently took a chance and applied to walk in New York Fashion Week.

Forty years ago, some of Kahnawake’s finest took a rag-tag group of around 75 paddlers under their wing, guiding them through a paddling journey re-enacting the route to Albany that would’ve been used as part of the historic fur trade.

Kiona Akohseràke Deer was looking for a change in her life when she stumbled across an online post advertising Concordia University’s Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program, a pathway for Indigenous students to pursue undergraduate degrees with additional support and resources from the university.

Liv Bigtree didn’t grow up speaking Kanien’kéha - but her younger siblings did. It was spending time with them that gave her the push she needed to apply for Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats, the two-year immersion program offered by the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR).