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Team Kahnawake returned home to a parade lining the streets last weekend, with medals galore to show from their efforts at the First Nations Education Council (FNEC)

After 36 years with the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC), director of education Robin Delaronde announced her impending retirement this week, which will come at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s (MCK) Public Safety Unit will soon be rolling out programming aimed at preventing gun violence among youth in the community.

It was a full house at Dawson College last Friday as Indigenous students with the school’s Journeys program gathered to host a vernissage showcasing their art.

After construction of the Kahnawake Cultural Arts Center (KCAC) resulted in the loss of more trees than had been anticipated – nearly 600 in total – Kahnawake Survival School (KSS)

At a recent meeting of Kanesatake’s tourism team, where local artist Jasmin Gunn works, tourism development officer Caira Karihwenhá:wi Nicholas told a story about her grandfather, Marshall Nicholas, from whom she learns a few Kanien’kéha words each week.

This Sunday, May 5, marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) – better known as Red Dress Day. With Red Dress Day coming up on the calendar, the government devoted dollars to the long-awaited, urgently needed Red Dress alert – the MMIWG2S equivalent of an Amber Alert – but don’t expect it to be operational anytime soon.

For the last six weeks, eight Kahnawa’kehró:non students from Champlain College have been gathering at Tewatohnhi’saktha each Wednesday evening to sharpen their knowledge of Kanien’kéha.

Kanien’kéha immersion students are known for their discipline, and Hank Sha’tekaronhí:io Tolley is no exception. The 20-year-old gets out of bed at 3 a.m., well before it’s time to hit the books.

Grade five Karonhianónhnha Tsi Ionterihwaienstáhkhwa student Kiyedinaci Ottereyes-Lahache went to the Quebec Indigenous Science Fair in Gatineau last Thursday hoping to impress – both with his dapper burgundy velvet suit, and with his project, “The Science of Scents.” And impress he did, netting both the first-place prize in his age category and a special award for communication – awards that come with combined prize winnings of $1,000.