Stories by Marcus Bankuti

The organizers of last year’s Chateauguay Kidney Walk might have chosen a resident of that city to be the face of their event, but instead they looked to Kahnawake, where Angus “Nias” Bordeau has become a leading advocate for locals suffering from kidney disease.

Last week marked the annual Moose Hide Campaign, a fast-growing, Indigenous-led movement coming out of BC with a simple goal, to unite folks around putting an end to gender-based violence once and for all.

After alarming lead levels were found in maple sap on the grounds of Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) this spring, an analysis of syrup produced at the school has suggested the product was safe to consume.

The Quebec government has proposed new legislation to permit disclosures of personal information to individuals who believe their intimate partner or ex-partner may pose a risk to their safety or that of their child.

A long-awaited provincial action plan to confront a surge of organized crime preying on Indigenous communities like Kanesatake is expected to be announced within two weeks, while something specific to the community is also in the works, The Pines Reporter has learned.

“Stop drinking, Wab.” These words were uttered in the chamber of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly to Wab Kinew, who is the only First Nations premier in the history of the country.

In the most famous art museum in the United States hangs a portrait of the country’s most famous historical figure, the man who led the American Revolution and became the country’s first president.

A summary of pleas from Kanehsata’kehró:non desperate for support was read out at the National Assembly this week as the provincial government was questioned for its sluggishness in confronting the organized crime running roughshod over Indigenous communities like Kanesatake.

Two weeks ago, the doors to Kahnawake’s major new cultural arts centre, Kanatahkwèn:ke, swung open. It was two students from Kahnawake Survival School who had come in hopes of getting a tour.

Not much has changed since we wrote an editorial called “Red alert for Red Dress Alert” two years ago. That’s not unexpected, in fact it’s by design, but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting, considering the scope and urgency of the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people (MMIWG2S+), which is nothing short of a countrywide emergency.