Search Results

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.

Who knew people could make the eclipse political, but hey, this is Kahnawake, eh? Everything is political. Ha ha. From people saying it was planned, somehow (um, by who, exactly?), to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy outlining the traditional way our people viewed this event in the old days (a little tékeni entendre there), it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, even if you only read statuses on Facebook to see the latest conspiracy theories.

When Al Jones asked his 15-year-old son Darris if he wanted to come with him to Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services (KSCS)’ Bro-fest last Sunday to join in a discussion about violence in the community, he wasn’t sure if he would say yes.

Cultural Awareness Month makes us all take notice of what’s around us – our living, breathing language and culture, but also our history and what it took to get us here.

For many in Kahnawake, the Fort St-Louis Wall is an important piece of the community’s history. To some, it’s a reminder of the painful legacy of colonization, and should be torn down.

Win or lose, seeing the Montreal Canadiens play at the Bell Centre is always a special experience, and for at least one group of Kahnawa’kehró:non, Saturday’s game was one to remember.

On weekends, Sharon Cross’s childhood home was filled with music. That was when her father, Sonny Joe Cross, would be home from his work on construction sites in Brooklyn, New York, and he would finally have the time to listen to his beloved record collection.

For many community members who grew up paddling, the Onake Paddling Club building, which has proudly stood by the water since 1973, is a second home.

Wherever Bernice Diabo Montour was, her next adventure couldn’t have been too far away. Her daughter Noreen Montour remembers this well, with her childhood punctuated with travels across Turtle Island.

Two girls from Kahnawake made the podium at the Invitation Vaudreuil-Dorion over the weekend, where hundreds of youths and adults competed for figure skating glory.