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From food to fashion, Kahnawake was the star of the show at this year’s International Indigenous Tourism Conference.

This week, for the first time in 33 years, Ghislain Picard woke up without the weight of carrying the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL)

For Kahnawake Tourism’s Kimberly Cross, sharing the history and culture of Kahnawake is one of life’s greatest joys.

Mother Nature threw Winter Carnival a curveball this year with something unexpected - snow. And lots of it. Warm winters have been the bane of organizing the two-week calendar of events for years now, with outdoor favourites like ice fishing no longer on offer because of too many weather-related cancellations.

Seven players from Kahnawake will be a part of Team Eastern Door and the North (EDN) in this May’s U18 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia.

To close out this year’s Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) Winter Carnival, the 28th annual Polar Plunge saw 19 brave souls get dunked into ice cold water, and not just for the entertainment of onlookers and those who tuned into the many Facebook livestreams - although the entertainment was certainly not lacking.

Community members have been reacting with shock to news of a bullying incident that took place between children during a Winter Carnival event last Friday, with video of the event allegedly being circulated by those involved after it happened.

The days might be getting longer, but that’s about the only sign of the cold snap letting up. Fortunately, as Kanehsata’kehró:non look out the window at the snow accumulating on their cars, they can comfort themselves with the knowledge they’ll soon be clearing it off for two weeks of winter fun.

The covered rink project, the new multisport and multipurpose surface on the grounds of the Kahnawake Sports Complex, is pausing construction for the winter as the weather is making things prohibitively difficult in terms of time and cost.

The Kahnawake Figure Skating Club (KFSC) is only participating in two external competitions this year, but they are making the most of it.