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It has been revealed that Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille signed a document attesting to a band member’s ownership of a Kanesatake lot, seemingly overstepping his authority and sewing confusion over land that already belongs to somebody else.

When the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) filed their civil lawsuit in March 2022 demanding McGill University cease work on an $850-million redevelopment project at the former Royal Victoria Hospital, it seemed as though the odds were stacked against them.

Sahawisó:ko’ Arquette tehowennanetáhkwen, Translated by Sahawisó:ko’ Arquette “Wa’téktahste’ tsi nitsawénhserons’,” wa’ì:ron’ ne Stacey Pepin né:ne Kanehsata’kehró:non.

Sexual, emotional, and mental well-being can be a difficult subject to broach with adolescents. For parents and caregivers, it can be tricky to know when and what to bring up, and for youth, it’s hard to not feel awkward.

Ahkhwesahsró:non have been left questioning whether the Akwesasne Mohawk Police (AMP) could have done more to prevent the tragedy that claimed the lives of eight individuals in the St. Lawrence River last Thursday and Friday.

Miyoskamin is a Cree word that means “the heart of innovation,” “groundbreaking,” or “breaking the mold.” “I just thought that what we’re doing is exactly this,” said executive director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM), Nakuset, who is Cree.

“I broke a cycle,” said Kanehsata’kehró:non Stacey Pepin, standing in front of the over 125-year old New Chancellor Day Hall, part of McGill University’s Faculty of Law.

Students at the Garnier Indian Residential School in Spanish, Ontario, subsisted on tea and mush. They had no eggs or butter or sugar.

In 1957, Harvey Gabriel heard scripture read out loud in Kanien’kéha for the first time. When he got home, he asked his mother why Kanien’kehá:ka didn’t have a Bible in their own language.