Stories by Eve Cable

Whenever Iehente Gabriel sees a butterfly, she thinks of her friend Stephanie. Stephanie and Gabriel met in nursery school and quickly became kindred spirits.

With a projected budget of nearly $63 million for the next fiscal year, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s newly released annual report outlines Council’s priorities as it looks to pivot to accountability.

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve in Kahnawake, the sound of fireworks is muddled with the noise of gunshots, as groups shoot firearms in the air to celebrate.

You wouldn’t know it was below freezing last Friday if you were standing inside the newly-built Mohawk-Cree teepees, where the warmth of the crackling fire and the smell of freshly cooked moose and goose meat filled the air.

When Mags Brien and her family heard that a teepee project originally located in Hudson was moving to Kahnawake to host traditional cookouts, they jumped at the opportunity to find a sense of home in between hospital visits.

When seven Kahnawa’kehró:non touched down in Egypt last month for the COP27 conference, they weren’t quite sure what to expect.

When Wendy Mayo reminded Dr. Suzanne Jones that she was only scheduled for a 20-minute appointment and time was fast running out, Jones told her not to worry and let her stay longer.

A damning new report released last week has exposed the ongoing practice of imposed sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec.

The folks at Magic Palace, like many other businesses, barely made it through the pandemic. But after months of hard work, they’re back on their feet, and they’re ready to share the prosperity - with a $1 million donation to Kahnawake’s soon-to-be built Cultural Arts Centre.

“It’s become a healing place. The community comes together to grieve, and heal, and enjoy together.” These are the words of Carla Skye-Delisle, the president of the Kateri Memorial Foundation (KMF), who for the eighth year running, has organized Karonhiaráhstha’s Winter Wonderland in honour of her daughter Karonhiaráhstha Delisle, who passed away as a baby in 2013.