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Ierahkwanónhnha Olivia Moon Meloche and Iehwatsirahnì:ra'ts Gilbert had never played hockey before they tried out for the U13 Rockettes du Suroît, but you wouldn’t know that as the duo celebrated with gold medals in Brockville, Ontario, last weekend.  “It was very shocking, I couldn’t really process it all, but it was really exciting,” said Meloche.

It was a full house at the Kahnawake Sports Complex this weekend as over 100 tried out for their chance to compete in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC)

Strong teamwork and a standout goaltending performance saw the U18A Mohawks return home with hardware from the Ottawa River Cup last weekend after clinching the bronze medal.

After seeing how referees responded to a recent incident of racism, Kahnawake Minor Hockey Association (KMHA) president Justin Kariwakeron Horne said he feels like their teams are in good hands in their new league, the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

A resolution has been found after multiple teams in the Lac St. Louis (LSL) 30 Ouest (LHTO) hockey league refused to play against the U18 Kahnawake Mohawks this year, a stance that struck many community members as racist.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and her wife Tami Jo Rice were paid to promote Birks, a jewellery company whose diamonds partly originate from mines said to have harmful effects on Indigenous communities in Canada.

Thawennontie Thomas was with his siblings when his mother, Sylvia Thomas, told them she needed a new kidney. “We just sat there in silence,” Thawennontie remembered.

When Carey Terrance, Jr., arrived home to Akwesasne after winning gold at the 2023 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship with the Erie Otters earlier this year, the whole community threw a parade and lined the streets to celebrate.

The communique for Monday’s community meeting gave a start time of 6 p.m., but a Facebook post explained that the first presentation had been rescheduled for half an hour later.

Hundreds of Kahnawa’kehró:non gathered on the grounds of the Kahnawake Sports Complex this week for a community picnic to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.