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Onake Paddling Club has been a second home for many young athletes during the summer months. (Courtesy Charleen Schurman) A disco dance fundraising initiative organized by Onake may have been unexpectedly cancelled last week, but new safety equipment is still needed for the upcoming season on the water.

Wata’keren’á:wi Dunkley is the third woman in her family who took the initiative and learned Kanien’kéha at the KOR, as her plans for the future form, joining her passions.

Hearing Kanien’kéha every day caused nothing but joy for Karennenhá:wi Goodleaf, who started two years ago down a path to fluency dotted with lessons of culture and tradition.

Corn, bean and squash seeds found their way to soil courtesy of Ratiwennahní:rats Kanien’kéha Immersion students, who were helped by their younger gardeners. (Daniel J.

Orenda Boucher-Curotte, Michelle Smith, Brittany LeBorgne and Skawennati Fragnito spoke at Dawson College Wednesday about the resurgence of Indigenous representations in a variety of media.

Kelsey Deer and her faithful German Shepherd Rick have spent the last year together developing her four-legged partner’s tracking skills, in hopes that he can be a certified to search and rescue like his owner. Lua the pug, while skilled at finding food in the house, is not training for search and rescue.

It is a question that is being answered in Onkwehón:we countries across Turtle Island: how does a community take hold of its education system and ensure its children retain traditional knowledge while being able to succeed in higher education?

Students from KSS and McGill University paired up as part of a mentorship program between the two schools to help high schoolers gain confidence for the post-secondary world.

Third-year students from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care program at John Abbott College received hands-on experience in fire suppression and vehicle extrication from the Kahnawake Fire Brigade.

An hour into reading Globe and Mail columnist John Ibbitson’s new biography Stephen Harper, I posted a picture of the book on Instagram with the tongue-in-cheek caption “Who would’ve thought I’d spend an hour reading this?” Two friends from Kahnawake posted comments within minutes: “a good hour that you’ll never get back” and “burn the damn thing.” The Eastern Door requested a review copy of Ibbitson’s book, as Harper is continually cast as villain number one in Kahnawake, and understanding something of his life, politics and personality is important.