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The As’in’I’wa’chi Ni’yawak nation met with the Mohawk Council to gain support for their comprehensive land claim.  (Daniel J.

Orenda Boucher-Curotte, Michelle Smith, Brittany LeBorgne and Skawennati Fragnito spoke at Dawson College Wednesday about the resurgence of Indigenous representations in a variety of media.

Kona Williams is the only Kahnawa’kehró:non to pursue a career in forensic pathology. (Courtesy Kona Williams) The New Year marked a new chapter for Kahnawa’kehró:non Kona Williams with the start of her first job as a full-fledged forensic pathologist at one of the most extensive forensic science facilities in North America.

Six Nation’s Logan Staats played an intimate show at the Ashukan Cultural Space in Old Montreal last week. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

The Buffalo Hat Singers, a Montreal-based group, perform at the opening of the vigil to support Native women in Montreal’s Place des Arts on October 29.

Judge Diane Humetewa with some Indigenous students at McGill’s First Peoples House. (Courtesy U.S. Consulate General, Montreal) The first female Native American judge marked her first trip to Canada last week with a two-day visit to Montreal, making a number of appearances in Kanesatake and throughout the city.

The Foundation for the Compulsory Study of Genocide in Schools is hoping to pressure the government of Quebec to make mandatory the study of genocide including Residential Schools in the province’s textbooks.

There is a lot more at stake in next week’s election for Canadian prime minister than who will run the country for the next four years (a minority government is most likely).

An hour into reading Globe and Mail columnist John Ibbitson’s new biography Stephen Harper, I posted a picture of the book on Instagram with the tongue-in-cheek caption “Who would’ve thought I’d spend an hour reading this?” Two friends from Kahnawake posted comments within minutes: “a good hour that you’ll never get back” and “burn the damn thing.” The Eastern Door requested a review copy of Ibbitson’s book, as Harper is continually cast as villain number one in Kahnawake, and understanding something of his life, politics and personality is important.

Kahnawa’kehró:non Konwatsi’tsa:wi Meloche was among the dozens of accessory designers showcased at the tradeshow for this season’s Montreal Fashion Preview.