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On Friday morning, Joe Deom was on the greenspace area near the Mercier Bridge, like he is every year on July 11, to show that Kahnawake is still here, and that it still remembers what happened in 1990.

The Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow saw many come to Tekakwitha Island, including the minister responsible for relations with the First Nations and the Inuit, Ian Lafrenière.

Six years ago, Raienthókwas Angus Horne was in the throes of addiction. Back then, he could never have predicted the role that learning Kanien’kéha would play in his recovery.

Just days before turning 80, John Cree was one of the Kanehsata’kehró:non who marched through the shady Pines and the sweltering heat of Oka streets to commemorate the Siege of Kanehsatake.

Following the July 11 march through the Pines to mark the 35th anniversary of the Siege of Kanehsatake, members of the Ionkwatehontsénhne women’s group assembled to raise awareness about continued encroachments on their plot of protected land.

Following the final information session about four proposed community laws, which would be the first ever passed under the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), the community is asked to go online or to the polls to vote on their ratification.

Kahnawa’kehró:non Molly Huntington used to think Kahnawake was small - that was until she touched down in Inuvik, home to only around 3,000 people.

The first edition of the Montreal Street Photography Festival (MSPF) is set to celebrate the artform in a city where it is heavily practiced, but not necessarily heavily showcased, according to the festival’s founder.

In spring 1990, Wanda Gabriel, then a young mother on the verge of turning 30, began building a home in Kanesatake, having moved back that January to reconnect herself and her children with their roots.

It’s that time of year again, when we commemorate July 11, 1990, and remember, 35 years ago today (Friday) how the people stood up and said enough is enough.