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On October 4th, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) joined communities across Canada in recognizing the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2S+).

At just 22 years old, Gracie Diabo, a third-year software engineering student at McGill University, is already making waves in the world of science and technology.

Melanie Morrison describes the moment she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal as “bittersweet” – it was a profound acknowledgement of the work she’s done to fight for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) people, but it was also an aching reminder of how much there still is to do.

The fire burned low in the centre of the grounds, surrounded by canvas tents, folding chairs, and the steady hum of a drum. Just beyond, someone winced and smiled as ink met skin, not in a studio, but on the land.

Two years ago, Tióhrhano Diabo couldn’t pronounce the name his grandmother gave him. That changed when he embarked on his language-learning journey, enrolling in the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program run by the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR).

A new pilot project from the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) is aimed at protecting wildlife in the area from invasive species, with four different areas being monitored to track the long-term success of removal efforts in the community.

It’s been 18 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), a pivotal document that recognizes Indigenous Peoples as distinct and self-determining, affirming the collective and individual rights of Onkwehón:we everywhere.

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.

With a radiant smile and dressed in regalia blending academic tradition with Indigenous identity, Konwatsitsawi Meloche accepted her honourary doctorate from Maskwacis Cultural College. 

When Alex Rice first received the script for Tasha Hubbard’s Meadowlarks, before she had been officially cast, one character in particular jumped off the page.