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The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program will be hosting the Indigenous Health Research Summit (IHRS) from September 10-12 in a collaborative effort with the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR).

A new initiative is taking shape in Kahnawake to help vulnerable community members address critical home repair needs. PlanIt Consulting & Communications, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Quebec (HHQ), has launched a pilot housing repair program to begin in September 2025. 

Launched for the first time in Kahnawake, Sken:nen tsi Aiethiiehiaronhseke is a prenatal program that recently concluded its first eight-week session. From June 1 to July 24, it supported 10 local families through a culturally grounded, community-based approach to birth preparation.

At 39 years old, Leya Jacobs has proven that school can come a little later. She studied special care counselling at Champlain College St. Lambert, finishing up a 22-month course in just nine months.

The past few months have been jam-packed for Kanehsata’kehró:non Julia Kanathiiostha Lazore – while juggling getting married in May and graduating from the Ratiwennenhá:wi Adult Immersion program in June, she’s spent every morsel of free time preparing for the Miss Indigenous Canada pageant, which took place in Six Nations of the Grand River last weekend.

Families of children who rely on Jordan’s Principle funding to pay for private schools may have just a few short weeks to figure out how to pay or find new school options, after Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) said it’ll be unable to cover tuition fees through the program.n

At 5:45 a.m., while most of Kanesatake is still waking up, Sterling Mallette is already behind the mic at Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM, preparing his morning broadcast. He checks the weather, finds local stories, cues music, and lines up interviews all before the first cup of coffee for many in the community.

When the first International First Peoples Festival (IFPF) happened in 1991, with the Siege of Kanehsatake still fresh in the minds of many, there was initial resistance to having an event like this take place in Tiohtià:ke.

Like many who apply for the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, Ieniehtisákhe’ Kaycee Diabo had been in a Mohawk immersion environment for elementary school.

Another community member is done with university. Kiana Cross has graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in communications studies.