Stories by Eve Cable

Kanehsata’kehró:non Brandon Bonspiel always loved reading – but he didn’t anticipate just how many pages he’d have to work through each week when he first embarked on his law degree at McGill University’s Faculty of Law.

For CBC Indigenous reporters Ka’nhehsí:io Deer and Candace Maracle, winning a Canadian Screen Award for their documentary work on Time to Eat was the cherry on top of what was already a fulfilling and deeply personal project.

Team Kahnawake returned home to a parade lining the streets last weekend, with medals galore to show from their efforts at the First Nations Education Council (FNEC)

Phyllis Fazio-Mayo has gotten used to her grandchildren correcting her Kanien’kéha – that’s thanks to their high degree of fluency that started with the Iakwahwatsiratátie Language Nest, a hub that has nurtured so many families in Kahnawake over the past decade and beyond.

An announcement last week from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that the ribbon skirt would now be part of official ceremonial uniform incited strong reactions from community members, with mixed views on whether the force should have the right to include traditional items in their uniform.

After 36 years with the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC), director of education Robin Delaronde announced her impending retirement this week, which will come at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

Gerald Taiaiake Alfred is hopeful that the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) elections will be the last elections of their kind.

Archaeology is a field that often pushes Indigenous people out, increasing barriers to justice and finding out the real history of colonization.

A petition calling for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at all major entrances and exits to Kahnawake has already surpassed 200 signatures, with community members seeking increased surveillance of non-locals entering the community.

The start of asphalt season at the JFK quarry is delayed this year, with the quarry not permitted to open its plant until regulations are created pertaining to asphalt under the Kahnawake Sanitary Conditions law, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)