Stories by Eve Cable

Despite the frosty weather this week, signs of spring are beginning to show in Kahnawake, and with the weather set to warm up in the coming weeks, locals can expect flora and fauna to continue shaking off the winter snow.

It was an emotional afternoon in the Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) gym last Thursday, but it was still a day of healing, as students, staff, and visitors gathered to remember Krissy Goodleaf with one of her biggest passions: some fast-paced, high-level volleyball.

Kahnawake’s finest paddlers are continuing to flex their muscles internationally, this time in Bora Bora, where more than 20 paddlers and coaches have touched down to take part in the Talifit Bora Race.

Tsi ó:nen ákta í:wene’ aiontóhetste’ Karihwénhawe’ Órote Lazore, shé:kon ki’ tiako’nikonhrakontahkwèn:ne’ tsi iakoió’te’ aienónhstate’ tsi niiewennò:ten. 

The influenza outbreak at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) has come to an end, with a total of four patients affected since the first case was confirmed on March 19.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said that he’s been checking in with fellow members of the Iroquois Caucus this month to affirm their commitment to an economic trade agreement in light of mounting political uncertainty within the United States.

Snotty Nose Rez Kids became the first ever Indigenous artists to win best rap album of the year at this year’s Juno Awards, for their album Red Future, which features Kahnawa’kehró:non Kendall Horn on the cover.

Community member Brooke Rice has taken professional development classes before, learning how to use her voice and get to know her leadership style better.

Even at the end of her life, Karihwenhawe Dorothy Lazore was laser-focused on doing the work to preserve her language.

From seeing the northern lights to watching Inuit throat singers, students from Kahnawake’s schools had a trip to remember last week in Nunavik, where winning awards at the Quebec Indigenous Science Fair was just one highlight of many.