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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 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.

In October 2021, just over a year after Joyce Echaquan died in the Joliette hospital, the coroner’s report concluded that racism and prejudice contributed to her death.

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.

When the first International First Peoples Festival (IFPF) happened in 1991, with the Siege of Kanehsatake still fresh in the minds of many, there was initial resistance to having an event like this take place in Tiohtià:ke.

All of the Kanehsata’kehró:non on the provisional list of candidates appear on the final list that was published Monday, including Amanda Simon, who announced last week she had been told she had a disqualifying Council debt.

Tara-Louise Montour remembers 30 years ago, when she was one of the only Onkwehón:we performers in the classical music scene.

When Innu poet Maya Cousineau Mollen was appointed to the role of senior advisor for First Peoples Relations at the Universite de Montreal in May 2024, she was hopeful that she would play a part in the ongoing project of reconciliation, and further the interests of Onkwehón:we students and staff.

Hydro Quebec CEO Michael Sabia said he’s worried about how First Nation and Inuit businesses will cope in the face of tariffs imposed by Donald Trump’s government.

A new interactive, online map of the Montreal metro system was launched this past weekend, which aims to “pay tribute to the women who have played a vital role in the making of Montreal and its social, cultural, and economic prosperity,” according to the project’s website.