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A huge line snaked through the Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) gymnasium last Wednesday, as Kahnawake’s next generation of budding hockey players and fans waited for their turn to meet Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) legend Abby Roque, one of the Montreal Victoire’s top scorers.

Around 200 community members came out to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Ice Fest last week, a free, family-focused event held as part of the annual Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) Winter Carnival.

Organizations throughout the community made it a point to be a part of the Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) Planting Seeds of Kindness Carnival at the Knights of Columbus, the first step in the launching of a broader anti-bullying campaign in Kahnawake.

Just a few months after the official launch of the Elevating Sportsmanship and Empowering Respect campaign, a collaboration between the Sports and Recreation Unit (SRU) of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Kahnawake Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS), its effects can already be felt in community sports, including minor hockey.

As you climb the stairs of the Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC), the photographs and newspaper clippings hugging the walls tell a story of growing up in Kahnawake that is now familiar to generations.

Two weeks ago, when the Sports and Recreation Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) started to work with the Montreal Canadiens to send some community members to their home opener, they did not think it would end with them spending hours hanging out with Montreal Canadiens legend.

For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation next Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens will be doing something special to showcase some of the Indigenous artists that live right outside Tiohtià:ke: they’ll be wearing beadwork pins of their logo, made by artists from Kahnawake and Kanesatake.

Monday was supposed to be the third annual visit of the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Montreal Alouettes to Kahnawake for a flag football and meet and greet event with players.

Kahnawake might be just a few years away from seeing the construction of a brand new Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC), outfitted with facilities that many in the community have been dreaming of for years.

With the summer well underway, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Sports and Recreation Unit has opened activities all around the community.