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Martial arts legend Georges St-Pierre is used to a lively audience when he’s in the ring - but the reception he received from students and staff at the Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) rivalled even the most excited of crowds.

The annual Akwesasne Pow Wow was back with vibrancy last weekend, drawing in hundreds of attendees to Lamoureux Park in Cornwall, Ontario, to celebrate Indigenous culture through traditional dance, music, food, and art.

This year’s Kanehsatà:ke Traditional Powwow was a time for Kanehsata’kehró:non and non-locals to come to town and spend a positive weekend of dancing, drumming, crafts, and good food - all the good things you’d expect in a powwow.

Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) staff took a turn in the student seat as part of their back to school preparations, taking part in a series of workshops focused on understanding more about cultural teachings as well as what it’s like to be a learner.

From luxurious fashion to meticulous beadwork, Santa Fe was the place to be last week, with hundreds of Indigenous creatives touching down for the 103rd edition of the Santa Fe Indian Market.

The past few months have been jam-packed for Kanehsata’kehró:non Julia Kanathiiostha Lazore – while juggling getting married in May and graduating from the Ratiwennenhá:wi Adult Immersion program in June, she’s spent every morsel of free time preparing for the Miss Indigenous Canada pageant, which took place in Six Nations of the Grand River last weekend.

For Shirley Bonspille, one of the organizers of the annual Kanehsatà:ke Traditional Powwow, it’s impossible to choose a favourite part of the event, but it’s clear the drum is one of the most memorable features for her.

Indigenous art was not in short supply on Tekakwitha Island for the 33rd edition of the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow, but one organization had something unique to offer to the powwow grounds’ visitors.

The world of Native fashion is exploding lately, with more and more Onkwehón:we designers sharing their works on catwalks around the world. The latest venue for Indigenous fashionistas was in New Mexico, with some of Kahnawake’s own talent heading to Santa Fe for the first edition of Santa Fe’s Native Fashion Week.

Some of the biggest names in the Kahnawake arts scene assembled alongside up-and-comers over the weekend to exchange tips and ideas at the first annual Kahnawake Artists’ Summit.