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Huddles of umbrellas bobbed to upbeat tunes at Kahnawake’s first-ever Kidney Walk, as Kahnawa’kehró:non refused to let the rain deter them from taking action against kidney disease.

The organizers of last year’s Chateauguay Kidney Walk might have chosen a resident of that city to be the face of their event, but instead they looked to Kahnawake, where Angus “Nias” Bordeau has become a leading advocate for locals suffering from kidney disease.

After a three-year hiatus, Friday marked the return of Sadie’s Walk, an annual tradition organized by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) since 1997.

After three years, Good Friday will mark the return of a Sadie’s Walk event in Kahnawake.

More than 50 years on from the publishing of the historic Lalonde Report, leads at the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) say that systemic barriers to closing gaps in health outcomes for Indigenous people remain.

Last week’s Indigenous Health Research Summit co-organized by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP), PlanIt Consulting & Communications, and the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR) was the first of its kind in town, but KSDPP program director Coreen Delormier already knows it won’t be the last.

The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program will be hosting the Indigenous Health Research Summit (IHRS) from September 10-12 in a collaborative effort with the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR).

Kahnawa’kehró:non participating in the Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC)’s first-ever Motion Commotion colour run didn’t just run through clouds of eco-friendly coloured powder being thrown at them during their race - many picked up handfuls from the floor and showered themselves with it, and some even rolled in piles of the stuff, committing fully to the rainbow of the day.

Feeling good during the day is a big part of maintaining health, but it’s easy to forget just how important it is to make sure your body is also running well during your unconscious hours.

Clouds of colour will be bursting into the air of Kahnawake in just a few short weeks, as the Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) prepares for the first edition of a new running event that’s all about promoting community health in the most creative way possible.