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August 14, 2023Creating connections at tattoo gathering
When Kahnawákeró:non Katsitsahente Cross-Delisle looked at her finished tattoo from Miciah Stasis at the Kanehsatà:ke Traditional Indigenous Tattoo Gathering, she could feel the presence of their ancestors.
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July 3, 2023Mohawk Mothers: Cadaver dogs find evidence
In a Quebec Superior Court case management hearing yesterday, the Kanien'kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) shared the news that three different cadaver dogs have alerted to evidence of human remains at the Hersey Pavilion of the Royal Victoria Hospital currently being worked on by McGill University and other stakeholders.
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March 14, 2023Digging up the real history
The field of archaeology has been weaponized against Indigenous people for years, with universities and profit-focused corporations embroiled in discourse surrounding best practices for excavations and construction on sites that could contain unmarked graves or precious artifacts.
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November 7, 2022Mohawk Mothers blazing a trail
To challenge a giant head on is one thing. To do it representing yourselves in a foreign system, with no lawyers and nothing but a hunch, powerful protective instincts and bravery, is quite another. -
August 5, 2022Tattoo gathering in the Pines this weekend
Courtesy Karonhioko’he Doxtater Karonhioko’he Doxtater gave her first stick-and-poke tattoo to her sister with just a sewing needle and thread.
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June 8, 2022Decolonizing Indigenous designs and artwork
Courtesy Jamie Jacobs @ The Rock Foundation Last Thursday, Kanehsata’kehró:non got the opportunity to learn about Indigenous iconography and history during a presentation given by Jamie Jacobs, an expert on Haudenosaunee culture and history.
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April 13, 2022Artist highlights Inuit women’s refined craftwork
is drawn to in the exhibition space for Piqutiapiit at the McCord Museum in Montreal is the faces of the Inuit women in the massive photographs lining the walls. -
April 4, 2022Feds pledge $16 million for cultural centre
Left to right: MCK grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, KOR executive director Lisa Phillips and minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller at the funding announcement.
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October 19, 2021Indigenous Voices of Today
Museums have long been criticized for the way they represent non-European societies, often portraying them through the settler point of view. With Indigenous Voices of Today, the McCord Museum is taking a concrete step away from the old way of doing things. -
September 16, 2021Looking deeper at land claims
Land claims and land grievances are no stranger to Onkwehón:we, and the convoluted history of Indigenous rights and lands has been prevalent since settlers arrived hundreds of years ago.
