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As the country wrestles with the interim ruling of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal issued Friday - that Canada is committing genocide against Indigenous Peoples – we mark National Indigenous History Month.

For Sherlene Bomberry, a survivor of the longest-running residential school in Canada, this week’s hearings at the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in Montreal brought about mixed emotions.

Building connections across communities has been the central focus of Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice’s work in recent weeks, where he’s been advancing discussions related to gaming for the community.

At Concordia University’s Loyola Campus, where there was once an empty lawn, there will now be the fruits - and vegetables - of the work Indigenous students have done to create their own garden on campus.

“Stop drinking, Wab.” These words were uttered in the chamber of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly to Wab Kinew, who is the only First Nations premier in the history of the country.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson told a Standing Senate Committee this week that Kahnawake remains opposed to Bill S-2, which is currently being considered in the House of Commons.

Free heirloom seeds for Kanehsata’kehró:non were offered at the Kanesatake Health Center this past weekend in an effort to keep Indigenous seeds alive and increase food sovereignty efforts in the community.

A few weeks ago, we used this space to reflect on the importance of solidarity between First Nations, especially when it comes to going up against governments that still don’t show respect when it counts, and that’s not set to change anytime soon.

This week, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) restored septic tank emptying and water calls for Kanehsata’kehró:non, while an ongoing inspection project continues for the second year.

When prime minister Mark Carney launched the Major Projects Office under the Building Canada Act, the St. Lawrence Seaway was held up as an example of a Canada that built ambitious projects at a speed not seen in generations, with an urgency he said the country needs to recapture.