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Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel wanted her most recent documentary, Kanàtenhs – When The Pine Needles Fall, to make people listen to the story of the Siege of Kanehsatake from those who lived through it.   And listen they did, as last week Gabriel made history at the 38th annual Conseil des arts de Montréal awards, becoming the first-ever Indigenous artist to take home the prestigious Grand Prix.

For the last six weeks, eight Kahnawa’kehró:non students from Champlain College have been gathering at Tewatohnhi’saktha each Wednesday evening to sharpen their knowledge of Kanien’kéha.

Native Montreal reached a long-awaited milestone last week as it celebrated, along with its partners, the opening of the first culturally safe family health clinic in the Montreal area, coinciding with the organization’s 10-year anniversary.

Who knew people could make the eclipse political, but hey, this is Kahnawake, eh? Everything is political. Ha ha. From people saying it was planned, somehow (um, by who, exactly?), to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy outlining the traditional way our people viewed this event in the old days (a little tékeni entendre there), it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, even if you only read statuses on Facebook to see the latest conspiracy theories.

Two sides faced off outside JFK Quarry on Tuesday morning. On one side, at the quarry entrance, stood a crowd of around 15 protestors, bearing handmade signs with slogans like “No More Toxic Stone Dust!” On the other, across the busy Route 207, stood quarry owner Frank McComber, who said that his business isn’t causing contamination in the area.

Kanien’kéha immersion students are known for their discipline, and Hank Sha’tekaronhí:io Tolley is no exception. The 20-year-old gets out of bed at 3 a.m., well before it’s time to hit the books.

Local lacrosse player Kaientaronkwen Nash Diabo is setting off to BC, where he’ll be playing at the Junior A level in the upcoming lacrosse season – a milestone the young athlete had aimed to reach before he turned 20.

When Al Jones asked his 15-year-old son Darris if he wanted to come with him to Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services (KSCS)’ Bro-fest last Sunday to join in a discussion about violence in the community, he wasn’t sure if he would say yes.

Cultural Awareness Month makes us all take notice of what’s around us – our living, breathing language and culture, but also our history and what it took to get us here.

Win or lose, seeing the Montreal Canadiens play at the Bell Centre is always a special experience, and for at least one group of Kahnawa’kehró:non, Saturday’s game was one to remember.