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For Kahnawa’kehró:non Brooke Rice - co-founder of the local food sovereignty project Tkà:nios - access to quality, locally grown foods is about more than nutrition.

Social media isn’t always a positive place, but this week it helped a treasured piece of community history find its way back home to Six Nations, thanks to the work of a local business, two thrifters, and a former non-profit president.

Thursday was a day full of reflection for many in Kahnawake, as over 400 descended on the Sports Complex field to listen to acclaimed author Dr. Gabor Maté, known for his expertise on intergenerational trauma.   Maté opened with the story of a woman he met in Haïda Gwaïi, British Columbia, who approached him about the shame she felt in having lost her language.

Representatives from Kahnawake were in Calgary last week for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) third national climate gathering. “Catalyzing First Nations Climate and Conservation Leadership for Transformative Change” was the title of the conference, which featured a range of panels and workshops.

The renowned author Dr. Gabor Maté is set to visit Kahnawake next week, a first for the inspirational writer known for his expertise on trauma and addiction.

The Kahnawake Legion Hall is host to this year’s edition of Iontkahthóhtha’, the yearly art show that sets out to represent the wide breadth of Onkwehón:we artwork.

Thirty-four years to the day after the Siege of Kanehsatake came to an end, supporters packed into an old church in downtown Montreal for the release of Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel’s latest work, a book titled When The Pine Needles Fall, co-authored by Sean Carleton.

Shantak Vollant has been curling for around five years, but when she first stepped into “the shed,” as members of the Lachine Curling Club call their arena, she was surrounded by something she’d never seen before - something shocking and discomforting to her.

Within the past year, Kahnawa’kehró:non artist MC Snow has exhibited his sculptures on home turf and all the way in Paris, too.

At a recent meeting of Kanesatake’s tourism team, where local artist Jasmin Gunn works, tourism development officer Caira Karihwenhá:wi Nicholas told a story about her grandfather, Marshall Nicholas, from whom she learns a few Kanien’kéha words each week.