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Melanie Morrison describes the moment she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal as “bittersweet” – it was a profound acknowledgement of the work she’s done to fight for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) people, but it was also an aching reminder of how much there still is to do.

The voices of Kanesatake youth studying at Ratihén:te High School, where they practice the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen on Mondays and Fridays, resonated over a sea of orange outside Ecole des Pins this week.

The fire burned low in the centre of the grounds, surrounded by canvas tents, folding chairs, and the steady hum of a drum. Just beyond, someone winced and smiled as ink met skin, not in a studio, but on the land.

Six lucky kids from Kahnawake were treated to a hockey extravaganza last week, complete with a special trip to the Bauer facilities to see how the magic is made, training with the Concordia Stingers, and a full day with the Montreal Canadiens.

Community members are invited to join in remembering the children who didn’t come home for this year’s Orange Shirt Day, with a community breakfast scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Golden Age Club.

Some of Kahnawake’s finest beaders were in Akwesasne last weekend for the Native North American Travelling College’s International Iroquois Beadwork Conference, held at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation Centre.

Rotiwennakéhte Elementary School and Ratihén:te High School will once again walk alongside students from Oka and Two Mountains in an effort to promote understanding, reconciliation, and solidarity following Orange Shirt Day.

McGill University’s 24th annual powwow last Friday brought together dancers, community members, and local students to celebrate Indigenous culture during a cool, sunny fall day at the school’s Macdonald Campus.

Sherry Archambault remembers her daughter Zoey Harnest as full of music.

“She loved music. All music, even classical music,” Archambault said. “She was a good, good soul.”

Last week’s Indigenous Health Research Summit co-organized by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP), PlanIt Consulting & Communications, and the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR) was the first of its kind in town, but KSDPP program director Coreen Delormier already knows it won’t be the last.