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May 5, 2022
Beading for veterans
For the past two and a half years, community member Terri Thomas has been gifting beaded poppies to the families of fallen local veterans.
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April 7, 2022Community votes to exhume Lajoie
“I’m just sitting here thinking about all the ones who couldn’t come forward,” said Patricia Kaniente Stacey, tears streaming down her face. “But it’s over now, he’s going.” -
February 18, 2022Honouring the lives of loved ones lost
On the day devoted to love, Montreal’s downtown was painted in red. Red banners, red signs and red handprints - all symbolizing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Trans and 2SLGBTQ+ (MMIWG2ST) movement. -
February 2, 2022
Winter coat initiative helps homeless
A father-daughter initiative is bringing some warmth to Montreal’s homeless population by donating hundreds of winter coats as freezing temperatures persist in the province. -
January 24, 2022Honouring Raphaël André
It was a sunny but bitter cold afternoon on Tuesday, January 18, when people gathered at downtown Montreal’s Cabot Square to honour the memory of Raphaël “Napa” André, an Innu man whose death sparked growing calls for action to protect Montreal’s homeless community. -
November 30, 2021Inuk elder commemorated
Amid a brisk afternoon at Cabot Square, flower arrangements and tearful eyes filled the outdoor space. There were upwards of 100 people assembled to honour the life of 61-year-old Elisapee Pootoogook on Monday, November 22. -
October 6, 2021Community condemns mural vandalism
The mural on Kane's Corner and its unifying message to "respect our community" was vandalized. Community members were quick to point out the irony of this careless act. -
October 4, 2021Indigenous leaders inspire Montreal crowd
A sea of orange shirts flooded the public space at a gathering held at Montreal’s Place du Canada to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. -
September 16, 2021Looking deeper at land claims
Land claims and land grievances are no stranger to Onkwehón:we, and the convoluted history of Indigenous rights and lands has been prevalent since settlers arrived hundreds of years ago.
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August 5, 2021New chief comes clean
Steve Bonspiel The Eastern Door Ryan Montour was on a path of self-destruction when a lifestyle of drinking, drugging and high-risk behaviour finally caught up to him that one fateful night 10 years ago. On March 2, 2011, Montour’s life changed forever after he left a local bar under the influence of drugs and alcohol and smashed head-on into a car driven by a man from Mercier. Today, he’s a newly-elected Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chief, but back then, he was an addict of drugs and alcohol. Montour was in the middle of heavy partying when he slipped behind the wheel of his white 2008 Dodge Charger, bolstered by a cocktail of cocaine, marijuana and alcohol. He had been contemplating whether or not he should drive down Route 207 to his home in the village area.
