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Not much has changed since we wrote an editorial called “Red alert for Red Dress Alert” two years ago. That’s not unexpected, in fact it’s by design, but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting, considering the scope and urgency of the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people (MMIWG2S+), which is nothing short of a countrywide emergency.

Hundreds joined together at Cabot Square in Tiohtià:ke on May 5 to commemorate Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, with a march through the city’s streets.

The Urban Indigenous Action Group National Summit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+) provided a space for advocates, survivors, family members, and government representatives to come together to forge a path forward for change this week in Ottawa, an opportunity that left Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Melanie Morrison hopeful about steps forward in the fight for justice.

In honour of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People (MMIWG2S+), prime minister Mark Carney received a Sacred Bundle from the National Family and Survivors Circle (NFSC), at a special ceremony in Ottawa attended by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Melanie Morrison.

Community members gathered at the gazebo outside Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) on Tuesday to commemorate Red Dress Day.

The Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR)’s event calendar for April is fully loaded, with activities, classes, and workshops that should appeal to a wide audience of Kahnawa’kehró:non for Cultural Awareness Month.

After a three-year hiatus, Friday marked the return of Sadie’s Walk, an annual tradition organized by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) since 1997.

Wáhta season, the time when maple sap flows. It carries powerful cultural significance, and has nourished Kanien’kehá:ka since time immemorial. It heals, it calls for ceremony and thanksgiving.

April marks Cultural Awareness Month, and the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR) are planning to celebrate in style, as they kick off the month with their move into Kanatahkwèn:ke, Kahnawake’s brand-new cultural arts centre.

From making maple sugar and planting tobacco, to bartering with guests from other nations, the Mohawk Trail Longhouse is set to be a hub of food sovereignty this weekend, as the second Haudenosaunee Food Gathering comes to town.