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A number of beaded birds made by Caroline Taylor are featured in the "Whimsies" exhibition at the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center.

The greatest part of this job is listening to stories. There have been numerous times where I have sat across from a person and thought, ‘thank goodness I’m writing this down, so everyone who wants to can read their story.’ Sometimes, the stories provide life lessons, sometimes controversy, sometimes joy and sometimes inspiration, and some of the best by far are stories from elders.

New NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz has his eyes on reaching beyond the cities and to communities like Six Nations. (Courtesy NLL)

Contrary to my assumption that every person who dresses in a stereotypical “Pocahottie” and “Indian Warrior” costume is a small-minded bigot, it turns out some aren’t all that bad.

The eyes and hands belong to Cree artist Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau and Kahnawa’kehró:non artist Marian Snow, and their creations are hanging at the Maison de la Culture Frontenac now.

The As’in’I’wa’chi Ni’yawak nation met with the Mohawk Council to gain support for their comprehensive land claim.  (Daniel J.

Orenda Boucher-Curotte, Michelle Smith, Brittany LeBorgne and Skawennati Fragnito spoke at Dawson College Wednesday about the resurgence of Indigenous representations in a variety of media.

They were the years where hockey players had few teeth and epic moustaches; hair flew freely sans helmet as nature intended, and a team from Philadelphia in orange and black won back-to-back cups and were one of the dominant teams in the NHL.

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.

It is a question that is being answered in Onkwehón:we countries across Turtle Island: how does a community take hold of its education system and ensure its children retain traditional knowledge while being able to succeed in higher education?