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October 5, 2023Community comes together after tragedy
Just over a week after a heart-wrenching car crash took the life of 18-year-old Tsótewe Stacey, hundreds of Kahnawa’kehró:non came together to show love and support for her family, raising $16,785.78 with a blanket dance, penny fair, and medicine lacrosse game.
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August 31, 2023Remembering the Quebec Bridge Disaster
It was the end of a long day’s work on the Quebec Bridge on August 29, 1907. Over 400 men were working on constructing the bridge, which sprawled across the St. Lawrence River.
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July 6, 2023Kahnawake shows up for Pride
It had been drizzling for almost all of last Saturday, the day of Kahanwake’s first-ever Pride parade. As the event’s start time grew nearer, nobody knew if the weather would dampen the day, or if there’d be a big turnout, or if there’d be anyone in the streets to support it.
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May 24, 2023Deadline extended for beading challenge
It’s not often you see a classroom of children sleeping peacefully under cedar trees. But Cathy Kahontison Guimond, who has seen countless Kahnawa’kehró:non pass through Step By Step Child and Family Center, still remembers the sight.
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February 17, 2023The legacy of Billy Two Rivers
Community members and folks around the world are mourning the loss of Billy Two Rivers, who passed away aged 87 on Sunday, February 12. Two Rivers was a first-language Kanien’kéha speaker, world-famous wrestler, and a beloved family member and friend. His legacy will be felt forever in Kahnawake, Turtle Island, and across the world. -
December 9, 2022Dr. Jones was more than just a doctor
When Wendy Mayo reminded Dr. Suzanne Jones that she was only scheduled for a 20-minute appointment and time was fast running out, Jones told her not to worry and let her stay longer.
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November 8, 2022By-election candidates draw few
Upon entering the Knights of Columbus Hall last Thursday evening, a pindrop could be heard in the sea of empty chairs laid out for nearly 100 people. But by then, only six seats had been occupied. -
November 3, 2022Stories that strengthen Kanien’kéha
Photo by Simona Rosenfield “I look forward to it every Friday. I can’t wait to see it. Sometimes when I read it, it makes me laugh, it makes me go back in my memory,” said Peggy Mayo-Standup.
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October 10, 2022Survivors speak on Orange Shirt Day
Marcus Bankuti When Ruth Loft came home from the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in the early 1960s, she felt like she didn’t fit in, like her own community didn’t understand her.
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October 6, 2022Remembering Orange Shirt Day
Marcus Bankuti In 2013, medical transport worker Helen Jarvis Montour asked her boss if she could wear an orange shirt to work on September 30.
