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Two weeks ago, when the Sports and Recreation Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) started to work with the Montreal Canadiens to send some community members to their home opener, they did not think it would end with them spending hours hanging out with Montreal Canadiens legend.

Under the crackling warmth of an outdoor fire, a young child presses a piece of soft leather between their fingers, learning to sew their very first medicine pouch.

Community members are invited to join in remembering the children who didn’t come home for this year’s Orange Shirt Day, with a community breakfast scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Golden Age Club.

Last week’s Indigenous Health Research Summit co-organized by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP), PlanIt Consulting & Communications, and the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR) was the first of its kind in town, but KSDPP program director Coreen Delormier already knows it won’t be the last.

It was sunshine and smiles at the Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) Walk Towards Recovery event Thursday afternoon, with community members and recovery organizations joining together to share their experiences with addiction and resources for coping.

From understanding your role as an executor of someone’s estate to learning about the role of a notary in writing a will, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s wills and estates coordinator has community members covered this fall.

Growing up, Brandon Rice often wanted to connect with the land through hunting or fishing, but he found himself lost without a mentor figure to show him the ropes.

This week was International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day (September 9) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), with Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) offering an informational session outside its main building on Tuesday to underline those two days.

Everyone is back home, the streams and watch parties are over, the trophy is in town being photographed, drunk out of, and even used as a putter.

On August 23 and 24, Kahnawake was alive with energy, grit, and community spirit as it hosted the second annual Strong Women and Men Competition, a showcase of physical strength and emotional resilience, that also focused on mental wellness advocacy.