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Raven Swamp, a teacher at Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion, visited her students when she arrived back in Kahnawake from Albuquerque. (Courtesy Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion)

From installations, paintings, and photography, the focus of the Iroquois Indian Museum’s latest exhibition focuses on a familiar story.

President of the national association Tim Barnhart (right) and vice-president Kevin Daniels (left) signed the first documents creating the National Indigenous Medical Cannabis Association on Saturday.

Search for directions to Kashechewan on a GPS, and the response returns, “can’t find a way there.” It’s a fitting response from a machine that looks for paved roads and common routes to get places, but also is an apt primer to get your mindset ready for the reality of what the Cree community on the Albany River off James Bay in Ontario faces every day.

Council chief Rhonda Kirby  said the MCK will be consulting the community on regulations for medical and recreational cannabis in the coming months.

The task for Jim Poling was large, but the former Canadian Press writer was up for it, and the result is a fascinating look at the history of one plant that is the source of controversy, tension, politics and a whole lot of money.

Ambitious may be an understatement for the hotel, water park and casino proposed by local entrepreneur Lee Thompson. (Courtesy Lee Thompson)

What does it mean when an independent Onkwehón:we newspaper makes it to 25 years in operation? First off, it’s important to consider this: without a free press that asks the tough questions and covers the difficult stories, free of any influence from outside forces (including the Mohawk Council or anything that would jeopardize our integrity to report to the people as a whole), Kahnawake wouldn’t be what it is today.

Iohsennóntion Lahache is halfway through her first semester studying economics at Concordia University. (Courtesy Iohsennóntion Lahache) Iohsennóntion Lahache hopes to one day use her university education to help Indigenous communities grow their economies.

The United States of America was split into two dug-in and opposing factions, one that favoured a white supremacy over a subject group that resulted in war.