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If Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo could go back in time more than 30 years to when she was a fresh-faced student entering Concordia University, she’d have one piece of advice: “trust yourself.”

The community is more than $4 million richer after the Kahnawake Sovereign Wealth Fund (KSWF)’s first year of investment, a 13 percent return, but it’s still a long way to go to $1 billion.

Planting Day at Gardens of Hope this year was heavier on the weeding than the planting, but after a hard day’s work, and more that followed, the land is once again prepared to serve as a source of inspiration – and nourishment – to the community.

Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week’s Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) Summit, where he and other Indigenous leaders spoke with major stakeholders in the industry.

Brooke Rice was representing Kahnawake and sharing ideas with Onkwehón:we from across Turtle Island and the world at the seventh edition of the International Indigenous Peoples Corn Conference, this year held in the Maya Center Village of Stann Creek District in Belize.

When community member Brooke Rice was first encouraged to attend the Renew Our Power gathering in Brazil by a friend, she wasn’t sure if she had the appropriate experience to go.

Close to 2,000 seeds have gone out to schools and daycares in town, thanks to Mohawk Council chief Stephen McComber. 

The Roussillon regional county is calling on candidates in the federal election to commit to improving the way Canada currently approaches its duty to consult with Kahnawake.

At the end of the first day of Kahnawake Collective Impact (KCI)’s Seed Conference at the Knights of Columbus, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

Mother Nature threw Winter Carnival a curveball this year with something unexpected - snow. And lots of it. Warm winters have been the bane of organizing the two-week calendar of events for years now, with outdoor favourites like ice fishing no longer on offer because of too many weather-related cancellations.