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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.

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.

Alex McComber now holds an Indigenous health advocacy lifetime contribution award, a title granted to him this week by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC).

Two decision makers have been selected to run Kahnawake’s long-awaited Administrative Tribunal. They are Brandon Montour, a local, and Aubrey Charette, a lawyer from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation currently based in Ottawa.

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.

For the first time, undergraduate students in McGill University’s social work program will be able to learn from not just one but three of the brightest minds in Kahnawake, who have each signed on to be course lecturers for the winter semester at the university.

It was a big day for Kahnawa’kehró:non at the First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) graduation this month, with six community members celebrating the completion of courses that will further their leadership skills.

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.

A petition calling for an exemption to Law 14 for Indigenous students in anglophone CEGEPs has been deposited with the Quebec National Assembly, having garnered nearly 3,000 signatures since its launch in August.