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June 8, 2023Kahnawake says no to Quebec
A no man’s land stood between two rooms of the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Montreal last Friday: on one side, Quebec held a public dialogue session surrounding the province’s French language laws in the context of Indigenous rights, and on the other, the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL)
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May 29, 2023Sowing seeds at community garden
Planting Day saw many Kahnawa’kehró:non tend to their yards over the past weekend. And some gathered at the community garden to plant heaps of seeds.
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May 9, 2023Onkwehón:we reclaim narrative in new series
Angie-Pepper O’Bomsawin’s latest project, a KASKO productions docuseries called Little Big Community, showcases First Nations communities across Turtle Island, and the first episode is all about Kahnawa’kehró:non.
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April 11, 2023Indigenous housing project to open this summer
Miyoskamin is a Cree word that means “the heart of innovation,” “groundbreaking,” or “breaking the mold.” “I just thought that what we’re doing is exactly this,” said executive director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM), Nakuset, who is Cree.
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February 21, 2023Demand for justice at Valentine’s Day vigil
Hundreds of people gathered and marched in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis. -
February 13, 2023La Force shows up for Language Nest
Montreal Force raises funds for Iakwahwatsiratátie Language Nest with a collection of jerseys donning designs by Ganadiyoh Jada Hopper. -
January 23, 2023Billings wrestling team looking strong
When Peter Montour told Howard S. Billings High School that he wanted to start a wrestling team, he was told the school didn’t have a mat, but that didn’t deter him.
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December 2, 2022Report exposes ongoing sterilization crimes
A damning new report released last week has exposed the ongoing practice of imposed sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec.
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November 30, 2022Onen’tó:kon worker gets desk at Montreal hospital
Years ago, when the detox unit at Montreal’s CHUM hospital was receiving only one or two Indigenous clients per year, staff confiscated an Onkwehón:we’s beading needles.
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November 18, 2022All Rhodes lead to local student
Iakoiehwahtha (Iako) Patton has just made history. The Kahnawa’kehró:non is one of the first Indigenous women in Canada to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
