Stories by Eve Cable

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he feels hopeful about the future relationship between the community and Rebecca Alty, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, after a successful introductory meeting this week.

Kahnawake might be just a few years away from seeing the construction of a brand new Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC), outfitted with facilities that many in the community have been dreaming of for years.

Six years ago, Raienthókwas Angus Horne was in the throes of addiction. Back then, he could never have predicted the role that learning Kanien’kéha would play in his recovery.

Before the isolation of the pandemic, 15-year-old Kanehsata’kehró:non Sage Harrington loved to powwow dance. 

Kahnawa’kehró:non Molly Huntington used to think Kahnawake was small - that was until she touched down in Inuvik, home to only around 3,000 people.

If Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo could go back in time more than 30 years to when she was a fresh-faced student entering Concordia University, she’d have one piece of advice: “trust yourself.”

Every year, Owen Mayo and his family follow the powwow trail across Turtle Island. But there’s one stop that means the most to him: his home powwow, right here in Kahnawake.

It’s been one year since the current Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) were elected to their current roles, and it’s a year that’s been marked with political ups and downs.

The passage of a federal bill aimed at fast-tracking infrastructure projects in Canada could come at the expense of Indigenous rights, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo and many other Indigenous groups, who say that Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act could have devastating effects on communities.

The Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program has always been in Ionhiarò:roks McComber’s blood. As a child, she remembers her mother, Holly Pinsonneault, spending spare moments studying, and later her sister, Tekawennanoron McComber, graduated from the program too.