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Melanie Morrison describes the moment she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal as “bittersweet” – it was a profound acknowledgement of the work she’s done to fight for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) people, but it was also an aching reminder of how much there still is to do.

The voices of Kanesatake youth studying at Ratihén:te High School, where they practice the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen on Mondays and Fridays, resonated over a sea of orange outside Ecole des Pins this week.

The fire burned low in the centre of the grounds, surrounded by canvas tents, folding chairs, and the steady hum of a drum. Just beyond, someone winced and smiled as ink met skin, not in a studio, but on the land.

Backstage at the McCord Stewart Museum, it’s quiet but not with stillness. A model adjusts her footing. A hairstylist perfects a braid. Someone laughs over a smudged lipstick that’s carefully reapplied with the same focus as beadwork.

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

Some of Kahnawake’s finest creative minds will be lighting up the Centaur Theatre in Montreal this month with a brand-new theatre piece titled Stone and Bone Spectacular that promises to recount the history of Tiohtià:ke in a way that’s never been done before.

Kaniehtiio Horn’s latest project hasn’t been out long - but it’s already been met with rave reviews by critics, who say the series is one not to miss.

The First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) Women and Leadership Program, given at the Ecole des hautes etudes commerciales (HEC) Montreal, celebrated its 10th cohort last week, which included two women from Kahnawake: Bronwyn Johns and Melanie Morrison.

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.

The fourth annual McGill Legacy Game, the lacrosse game on September 30 to honour the Indigenous roots of lacrosse, was the biggest yet this year, with many fans in the stands at Percival-Molson Stadium wearing orange to see the Redbirds and University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in action.