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Orange Shirt Day, also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, means so many things at once. That it has two names is just one window into that reality.

In a move that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is hoping will repair relationships with victims of the 2018 housing scandal that defrauded several community members, a maximum of $950,000 is being set aside to reverse interest charges to 41 mortgage clients and five Home Repair Loan clients.

What was a huge event at John Abbott College, involving two Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) council chiefs, several federal ministers and members of parliament (MP) including Indigenous Services minister Mandy Gull-Masty, a lot of media coverage, and dozens of students, started off with a simple letter sent to Gull-Masty by the CEGEP’s Indigenous Students Club.

Kahnawake’s own Craig Sky is continuing to soar at medical school, this time being recognized with the Elaine Kilabuk Award from McGill University.

On September 28, 2025, communities across Quebec marked five years since the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw mother who died in a Joliette hospital in 2020 while live-streaming the racist abuse she faced from medical staff.

Two years ago, Tióhrhano Diabo couldn’t pronounce the name his grandmother gave him. That changed when he embarked on his language-learning journey, enrolling in the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program run by the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR).

In October 2021, just over a year after Joyce Echaquan died in the Joliette hospital, the coroner’s report concluded that racism and prejudice contributed to her death.

Owen Rice was a fundamental part of the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters winning the Founders Cup this year, an accomplishment which recognized on Wednesday by fellow Kanesatake community members.

Concordia University has cancelled its annual powwow, what was once a fall tradition and longstanding cultural event that draws Indigenous students, alumni, and community members to the downtown campus.

For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation next Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens will be doing something special to showcase some of the Indigenous artists that live right outside Tiohtià:ke: they’ll be wearing beadwork pins of their logo, made by artists from Kahnawake and Kanesatake.