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The annual Akwesasne Pow Wow was back with vibrancy last weekend, drawing in hundreds of attendees to Lamoureux Park in Cornwall, Ontario, to celebrate Indigenous culture through traditional dance, music, food, and art.

Hundreds of leaders from communities across Turtle Island were in Winnipeg, Manitoba last week, for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGM).

Quebec’s involvement in the controversial Northvolt project is officially over, with the province announcing this week that they won’t be investing any further money in the company.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will see nearly $200,000 flow into the community over the next two years, in an agreement that could serve as a model for other First Nations across Turtle Island.

Another important road work project will be happening in the streets of Kahnawake this year, this time on the stretch of Old Malone Highway between the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway tunnel and the intersection with Highway 132.

Residents of Kahnawake may soon notice roofing shingles placed strategically in greenspaces near the Highway 132 west service road.

This year’s Kanehsatà:ke Traditional Powwow was a time for Kanehsata’kehró:non and non-locals to come to town and spend a positive weekend of dancing, drumming, crafts, and good food - all the good things you’d expect in a powwow.

The recent grotesque unveiling on social media of an account that victimized local women, including minors, blew up into the public sphere after the community stood up and said enough was enough.

Everyone is back home, the streams and watch parties are over, the trophy is in town being photographed, drunk out of, and even used as a putter.

The former Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) land manager, who has positioned herself as the candidate of ethics and transparency in the stalled MCK elections, has come under fire after an anonymous letter detailed allegations that she abused her office for personal gain.