News
Steps forward on land back
The Canadian government has announced $1.2 million in funding to remediate the Old Radar Site that straddles St. Remi and St. Isidore, a 162-acre parcel of land that is being returned to Kahnawake, a milestone for the community years in the making.
Greening project construction starting in August
Work on the new greenspace in Kahnawake is finally set to begin later this summer, bringing to fruition a project more than a decade in the making.
Standing against Canada Day
As the rain poured in downtown Montreal on Canada Day this year, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel had one message to share loud and clear: standing together as Indigenous people and allies is the way towards progress.
Major Mercier Bridge closure starts July 17
Work by the Quebec transport ministry (MTMD) on the Mercier Bridge will be taking place during the two-week construction holiday period, causing a complete closure of the Kahnawake-bound side of the bridge.
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February 12, 2016Jungle Love is crazy about critters
This slithering ball python is just one of the critters the Jungle Love Pet Shop has to offer. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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January 29, 2016Deer and dog duo dig deep and discover tracking skills
Kelsey Deer and her faithful German Shepherd Rick have spent the last year together developing her four-legged partner’s tracking skills, in hopes that he can be a certified to search and rescue like his owner. Lua the pug, while skilled at finding food in the house, is not training for search and rescue.
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January 15, 2016Canada's first Indigenous pathologist is from Kahnawake
Kona Williams is the only Kahnawa’kehró:non to pursue a career in forensic pathology. (Courtesy Kona Williams) The New Year marked a new chapter for Kahnawa’kehró:non Kona Williams with the start of her first job as a full-fledged forensic pathologist at one of the most extensive forensic science facilities in North America.
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December 4, 2015Residential schools painting spurs deep painful tears
Kahnawake artist and teacher Owisò:kon Lahache drew on her family, passion for teaching, and artistic gift to paint a commemoration of the genocidal practice of residential schools.
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November 20, 2015Future-grands get glimpse of future from McGill mentors
Students from KSS and McGill University paired up as part of a mentorship program between the two schools to help high schoolers gain confidence for the post-secondary world.
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November 13, 2015Midwives gather to discuss traditional birth practices
Kahnawake’s youth took the lead teaching culturally safe sex education to guests at the Native Youth Sexual Health Network’s “Sexy Health Carnival.” (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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November 6, 2015Hundreds light the night for missing and murdered women
The Buffalo Hat Singers, a Montreal-based group, perform at the opening of the vigil to support Native women in Montreal’s Place des Arts on October 29.
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November 3, 2015First female Native American judge visits Montreal
Judge Diane Humetewa with some Indigenous students at McGill’s First Peoples House. (Courtesy U.S. Consulate General, Montreal) The first female Native American judge marked her first trip to Canada last week with a two-day visit to Montreal, making a number of appearances in Kanesatake and throughout the city.
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November 2, 2015Missing and murdered Indigenous women event packs house
Still Dancing is an original artwork by Jonathan Labillois that inspired the title and theme of the event. (Artwork by Jonathan Labillois)
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October 26, 2015Petition puts pressure to teach residential schools
The Foundation for the Compulsory Study of Genocide in Schools is hoping to pressure the government of Quebec to make mandatory the study of genocide including Residential Schools in the province’s textbooks.
