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The Eastern Door invited everyone running for a spot on Council to make their pitch in their own words, answering the same questions in the same amount of space. This week it’s the grand chief candidates’ turn to make their pitch directly to readers.

Dr. Kona Williams, the first Indigenous person in Canada to be a forensic pathologist, will be tackling a new challenge - this time in the field of education, being named the new section chair in pathology at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) on June 27.

Recent Ratiwennahní:rats graduate Tióhrhano Zack Diabo says that his cohort of learners isn’t just special, they’re like “lightning in a bottle.”

This week, many in Quebec celebrated a day off work for St. Jean Baptiste Day, a holiday that is rooted in the history of French settlers in the province.

When Katsi'tsohrónkwas Jacobs decided to apply to the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR)’s two-year Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program she knew that it often takes applicants many tries to be accepted to study.

When Tahothorátie’ Cross was a little boy, he attended Karihwanó:ron, growing up in an immersion environment until he reached grade four.

As part of last week’s Disability Awareness Week activities, six members of organizations in the community took part in the Wheelchair Challenge, facing a normal day’s work from the perspective of someone who needs to use a wheelchair in their everyday life. Here’s what each of them had to share about their experiences.

Teiotenharò:se’ Stacey doesn’t remember a specific moment that made her want to complete the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, she’s just always been certain that it would be a part of her journey as a young Kanien’kehá:ka woman.

Iakowennaiéwas Falen Jacobs has added a lot to her life over the past four years. She’s gained a new job title, a new baby, and somehow along the way, two more academic qualifications, putting a second master’s degree and two graduate certificates to her list of educational achievements.

Our future leaders, both in sport and in life, are off to the First Nations Education Council Inter-School Games at the Universite Laval in Quebec City this week, and this is one of those times we get to pat them on the back and cheer them on!