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Wahnapitae First Nation member Abby Roque (Ojibwe) is one of many new faces coming to the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL)’s Montreal Victoire this offseason, being traded for from the New York Sirens in exchange for Kristin O’Neill and a fourth-round draft pick.

When the first International First Peoples Festival (IFPF) happened in 1991, with the Siege of Kanehsatake still fresh in the minds of many, there was initial resistance to having an event like this take place in Tiohtià:ke.

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.

Following the final information session about four proposed community laws, which would be the first ever passed under the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), the community is asked to go online or to the polls to vote on their ratification.

From a young age, I’ve been watching a lot of movies, ranging from films like Toy Story to Lord of the Rings. My parents said I was a weird baby, I wouldn’t cry often, but I would sit through movies.

Kanesatake currently has one law on the books: the law to make laws. Now the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is following through on its vow to put a slate of Kanesatake laws to a ratification vote before the end of the term, even if the timing of the vote - just two weeks before the general election - is sure to raise some eyebrows.

Montreal’s Old Port drew a crowd of over 100 people Saturday for National Indigenous Peoples Day, with a mixture of singing, dancing, drumming, prayer, celebration, and solemnity resounding under sunny skies.

Native Montreal hosted a vibrant National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Parc Arthur-Therrien in Verdun - a gathering filled with families, artists, performers, and vendors.

From skateboarding to stand-up, Kahnawake was the place to be last Saturday, with events across town celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) is offering a new service to its staff and clientele - but not one you’ll find inside their main offices.