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During the Siege of Kanehsatake in 1990, Ellen Katsi’tsakwas Gabriel would speak at night with the men on the front lines after wrapping up the day’s negotiations. One of the men, Richard Two-Axe - “Boltpin” - had a saying. You can break one arrow very easily, but if you take a bunch of arrows, you cannot break them.

Cannabis. Marijuana. Weed.

It has many names and, as we have learned, it has many detractors and many supporters in Kahnawake.

From blistering sunshine to relentless rain and lightning, the 33rd edition of the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow was one to remember in Kahnawake last weekend.

On Friday morning, Joe Deom was on the greenspace area near the Mercier Bridge, like he is every year on July 11, to show that Kahnawake is still here, and that it still remembers what happened in 1990.

The Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow saw many come to Tekakwitha Island, including the minister responsible for relations with the First Nations and the Inuit, Ian Lafrenière.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he feels hopeful about the future relationship between the community and Rebecca Alty, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, after a successful introductory meeting this week.

Kahnawake might be just a few years away from seeing the construction of a brand new Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC), outfitted with facilities that many in the community have been dreaming of for years.

Six years ago, Raienthókwas Angus Horne was in the throes of addiction. Back then, he could never have predicted the role that learning Kanien’kéha would play in his recovery.

Just days before turning 80, John Cree was one of the Kanehsata’kehró:non who marched through the shady Pines and the sweltering heat of Oka streets to commemorate the Siege of Kanehsatake.

Following the July 11 march through the Pines to mark the 35th anniversary of the Siege of Kanehsatake, members of the Ionkwatehontsénhne women’s group assembled to raise awareness about continued encroachments on their plot of protected land.