Mayo named to Day School committee
Courtesy Louise Mayo
Kahnawake’s own Indian day school settlement coordinator will soon be weighing in on proposals to benefit communities across the country that have...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the US
Courtesy Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer
Last Monday, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was at Columbia University for a special celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day....
Mohawk appointed director of health program
Courtesy Konwahahawi Sarah Rourke
In an effort to address the ongoing health concerns in Indigenous communities across Canada, McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health...
Demand grows for language program
Courtesy Kanesatake Health Center
Last Wednesday, as she sat in class on her first day of school, Kanehsata’kehró:non Kahontokta Beauvais could not believe that she...
Survival School students get to adopt a river
Diane Yeung The Eastern Door
Julie Delisle grew up learning about the waters in front of her home from her father and grandfather. This fall,...
A graduation ceremony to remember
Marisela Amador The Eastern Door
There was not a dry eye left in the room by the end of the joyous and emotional graduation ceremony...
Speaking in honour of her family
Courtesy Tekahnekake Stacey
“As a kid, I always wanted to be fluent in my family’s language,” said Tekahnekake Stacey, an upcoming graduate of the Kanien’kéha...
First Peoples Studies degree in the books
Courtesy Savannah Matteini-Gabriel
At the start of an academic journey, most people have an idea of what they would like to do or at least...
Called to teach what she learned
Courtesy Ieianerahstha Rourke
Mary Ann Gray has been working to strengthen her fluency in Kanien’kéha since she was young. Her motivation stemmed from the desire...
“Keep escalating the pressure” against Bill 96
Simona Rosenfield The Eastern Door
Kahnawa’kehró:non stepped on common ground in Montreal with English-speaking Quebecers last weekend to protest against Bill 96, a controversial French...
