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Even at the end of her life, Karihwenhawe Dorothy Lazore was laser-focused on doing the work to preserve her language.

From seeing the northern lights to watching Inuit throat singers, students from Kahnawake’s schools had a trip to remember last week in Nunavik, where winning awards at the Quebec Indigenous Science Fair was just one highlight of many.

Learning the language full time is a big commitment, but Karihohetstha Cupples knows that already: her mother, Otsitsaónwe Gaspe, is in her final year of the Ratiwennenhá:wi Kanien’kéha immersion program at the Tsi Ronterihwanónhnha ne Kanien’kéha Language and Cultural Center.

Throughout her decades-long career in the field of Community Economic Development (CED) - the practice of building local economies through community engagement and collaboration with governments and the private sector - Kahnawa’kehró:non Allison Deer has accomplished a lot.

This fall, Concordia University is hoping to make its degrees more accessible to Onkwehón:we students, with the addition of new bridging programs that aim to break down barriers to higher education.

For Andrea Kaia'tanóron Jacobs, the Circle of Security parenting program that she underwent in 2018 was life changing. “I truly believe that every single expecting parent should be required to take this course,” she said.

Falen Iakowennaiéwas Jacobs is now taking on a more active leadership role as director of education at the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC), now that her onboarding process has wrapped up.

A brand-new language program from the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR) launched this month, filling a gap in community programming to help advanced speakers continue to advance their Kanien’kéha proficiency.

Kanehsata’kehró:non Julia Kanathiiostha Lazore is officially in the running for this year’s Miss Indigenous Canada, the second edition of an annual pageant aimed at celebrating Indigenous women across Turtle Island.

During the day, Kwahará:ni Jacobs and her four-year-old daughter, Atshennonnià:’a, head down to the Akwesasne Freedom School, and walk into Otsi’náhkwakon, the community’s language nest.