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  • June 1, 2020

    Food sovereignty initiatives receive boost

    (Marisela Amador, The Eastern Door)  This week, the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) announced it had approved funding for two new gardening initiatives that were deemed essential by the Kahnawake COVID-19 Task Force.

  • May 15, 2020

    Montreal bylaw hinders Indigenous tour guides

    Montreal activist and tour guide Donovan King continues to push to change a bylaw that makes it illegal to hire guides who don’t have a permit – and for more Indigenous representation – and his letter demanding these things was answered by the city this week.

  • October 15, 2019

    Time to go hard or go home for the Blues

    (Courtesy Dawson Blues) CEGEP lacrosse is more than halfway over and slowly but surely, the playoffs are quickly approaching, to close another good and intense season.

  • October 9, 2019

    Apologies, concerns follow inquiry

    Regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) Ghislain Picard believes there is still much work ahead.

  • July 29, 2019

    Longhouse releases statement opposed to Mercier

    Surveys are underway in preparation for the MTQ's Mercier Bridge replacement on the river's north side. The local longhouse will be watching closely and not allowing further loss of land.

  • July 17, 2019

    Mayo moves in sync to podium four times

    The hard work is done as contemporary dancer Ryleigh Mayo came back from BC with four medals as her star continues to rise in dance.

  • April 5, 2019

    Dawson College embraces Onkwehón:we culture

    Dawson College invited guests from Kahnawake to share their knowledge and experience for First People's Week at the Montreal CEGEP.

  • March 16, 2019

    Montreal tourism to better reflect Native history

    Donovan King has singlehandedly turned Montreal tourism on its side as he pushed for Indigenous recognition, like here, where he changed the face on a Montreal cab via Photoshop.

  • February 20, 2019

    First Peoples Week a hit for art and culture

    Martin Loft shared his expertise in creating magic, teaching any attendees how to create unique designs for prints that could go onto anything they wish.

  • February 11, 2019

    Kanien'kéha opening highlights United Nations

    After UNESCO hosted the launch of its Year of Indigenous Languages campaign in Paris Monday, the United Nations did likewise February 1 in New York City.