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As part of Cultural Awareness Month, the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language & Cultural Center (KOR) held its yearly Tetewatierónnion variety show at the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday, drawing over 200 people to the hall.

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

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.

It might feel like the project just broke ground, but Kahnawa’kehró:non driving up Highway 132 might have noticed the Kahnawà:ke Cultural Arts Center (KCAC)

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.

Last term, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Iohahiio Delisle was in a meeting that he found heartbreaking. Karihwanó:ron, the community’s Mohawk immersion elementary school for more than three decades, was full of mold, teaching the language out of an “old cigarette shack” on the cusp of being condemned.

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.

Karonhiaráhstha’s Winter Wonderland has broken fundraising records once again, with the 10th edition of the event raising more than $260,000.

One of Kawisaiénhne Albany’s favourite moments at the annual Christmas Wreath Fundraiser is seeing some of the community’s first-language speakers come in a group to buy their tickets.

Four winners have been selected to receive scholarships from the Caisse Populaire Kahnawake.  Each year since 2010, students of all kinds, whether high school, CEGEP, vocational studies, university, and the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, are encouraged to submit applications for the scholarships, the winners of which are selected by the bank’s board of directors.  "They basically look at not just academics, but also community involvement, volunteering, arts, sports, and activities,” said Mandie Montour, general manager of the Kahnawake branch of Desjardins.