Sex-a-palooza stays a success
Sexual, emotional, and mental well-being can be a difficult subject to broach with adolescents. For parents and caregivers, it can be tricky to know...
Language mentorship celebrates graduates
When Karihwakatste Deer first heard about the Language and Culture Mentorship Program, she immediately thought of her tóta, Konwaronhiá:wi Annie Deer.
“We had just come...
Quebec minister weighs in on Council tensions
Quebec’s Indigenous affairs minister Ian Lafrenière said dysfunction at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) has created an opening for organized crime in the...
Vatican relents on papal bulls
In 2016, Kenneth Deer travelled to the Vatican alongside a delegation of other Indigenous leaders to demand that pope Francis revoke three papal bulls...
Police response questioned in Akwesasne
Ahkhwesahsró:non have been left questioning whether the Akwesasne Mohawk Police (AMP) could have done more to prevent the tragedy that claimed the lives of...
Indigenous housing project to open this summer
Miyoskamin is a Cree word that means “the heart of innovation,” “groundbreaking,” or “breaking the mold.”
“I just thought that what we’re doing is exactly...
Mohawks make it at McGill Law
“I broke a cycle,” said Kanehsata’kehró:non Stacey Pepin, standing in front of the over 125-year old New Chancellor Day Hall, part of McGill University’s...
Habs host Indigenous Night
You’d be forgiven if you at first didn’t notice the unassuming, six-foot-three figure in a black fedora interacting with the nearly 30 Kahnawa’kehró:non from...
Honouring founders as Legion turns 70
The 70th anniversary celebration of the Royal Canadian Legion Mohawk Branch 219 last Saturday was emotional for Kahnawa’kehró:non Arlene Jacobs. It’s with honour that...
Today is last call for press attache
Joe Delaronde, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake's political press attache, retires and looks back on his career in media and communications.
