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What happened to Tiffany Morrison?
Melanie Morrison wishes more people had the chance to meet her little sister Tiffany. “She was a ball of energy. She impacted everyone that she knew. She just had that energy, you knew she was there,” Morrison said. “When she was taken, there was a black hole that was left. When her life was taken, there was a spark taken from our family.”
Public meeting sparks investigation
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating an incident at a public meeting last week, during which a Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief was allegedly physically aggressive with two community members.
Connecting cultures, one name at a time
Following multi-million dollar renovations, what was once Parc Lalonde, the park in Ste. Anne de Bellevue that overlooks the St. Lawrence River, now has a Kanien’kéha name: Kawenothiion, meaning “the tip of the island.”
Resilience shelter opens new doors
Na’kuset, the co-founder of Indigenous-led homeless shelter Resilience Montreal, is used to seeing Indigenous people being often left with “the scraps.”
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June 27, 2023Q&A: Anonymous Kanehsata'kehró:non speak out
With an influential open letter and a trove of documents, an anonymous group of Kanehsata’kehró:non has brought countrywide attention to grave issues of land, safety, and the environment in the community.
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June 26, 2023Sharing culture in Tiohtià:ke
The sound of jingles filled the air in the Old Port this Wednesday as people from all walks of life gathered to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. “You can sit down and be a lump on a log.
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June 26, 2023Something for everyone at community picnic
Hundreds of Kahnawa’kehró:non gathered on the grounds of the Kahnawake Sports Complex this week for a community picnic to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.
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June 22, 2023Kanesatake chiefs fight land grab on ground
For a few years, John Nicholas has had his eye on a parcel of federal land near Highway 344 and Second Avenue Terrasse Raymond.
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June 22, 2023Basket business lost to borer
Richard Nolan keeps a close eye on the ash trees in his yard. One of them is dead, another is dying: the top of the tree is barren, many of its leaves are browning.
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June 21, 2023Building bonds, one note at a time
Ia’kwanienkehaka Kahnawakehró:non. Tete’weneren ionkhi’nistenha ohontsa tanon sken:nen ieion’kwatre’hatie. (We are the Mohawks of Kahnawake.
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June 20, 2023A leap of language-learning faith
For the first two months of the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, Konwaia’tisákhe Barnes-Jacobs had a headache.
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June 15, 2023Hearse destroyed by impaired driver
Many community members are used to seeing James Day – renowned for his Haunted Woods – driving around town in his beloved hearse, a vision of quirky neon lights and blaring music that he’s spent time and effort installing in his vehicle.
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June 15, 2023Learning to communicate as a community
Kanontienénhtha Brass has always been focused on science. When she was a child, she loved everything technical, and after graduating CEGEP, she ended up studying cognitive neuroscience at McGill University.
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June 15, 2023Kahnawake Brewing Company wins gold
The Canadian Brewing Awards are the Oscars of the beer world. Every year, brewers from across the country submit their beers to be judged by a panel of aficionados, who blind taste-test each can and bottle to select the champion.
