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The 32nd annual Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow was once again a major success this weekend. This year’s powwow saw over 12,000 attendees descend upon Tekakwitha Island for the celebration of Kanien'kehá:ka culture.

Lush greenery swayed in the wind while birds and insects chirped across Tekakwitha Island. But anyone who has been in the community for a while knows this isn’t what the island looked like before – the water was stagnant, some areas were rocky or completely bare, and the biodiversity was deteriorating.

It had been drizzling for almost all of last Saturday, the day of Kahanwake’s first-ever Pride parade. As the event’s start time grew nearer, nobody knew if the weather would dampen the day, or if there’d be a big turnout, or if there’d be anyone in the streets to support it.

Lacey and Lanny Lazare have been looking for something to do with the 12-foot metal unicorn they were gifted for their wedding.

Photo Nanor Froundjian Suited up in skin-tight neoprene with an air tank strapped to his back, Benoit Turcotte was all set to scour through the St. Lawrence River along with a team of just under 10 divers.

File photo In just five minutes of scouting the waters around the Kahnawake Marina, Nathalie Lasselin found a car windshield hidden in the depths.

Courtesy Catherine Arsenault Kahnawake’s Animal Protection Department has set two live traps in an effort to catch and treat a fox with mange on Tekakwitha Island.

Following the announcement by Public Safety commissioner Lloyd Phillips that a vaccine passport would be implemented in the community, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake released a statement opposing the new safety measure.

Excavation conducted as part of the project includes initial work at the beach area on July 7, 2020. (COURTESY KEPO FACEBOOK PAGE)