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The sun was shining down on some strong Mohawk women last weekend at the Konti’shátste Strong Woman Competition in Akwesasne, where a group of Kahnawa’kehró:non impressed with their weightlifting skills.

Just a few months after the official launch of the Elevating Sportsmanship and Empowering Respect campaign, a collaboration between the Sports and Recreation Unit (SRU) of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Kahnawake Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS), its effects can already be felt in community sports, including minor hockey.

On August 23 and 24, Kahnawake was alive with energy, grit, and community spirit as it hosted the second annual Strong Women and Men Competition, a showcase of physical strength and emotional resilience, that also focused on mental wellness advocacy. 

The Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) held its yearly Kahnawake Sprint Triathlon last Thursday evening, with community members teaming up or going solo to take on the race.

For 13-year-old Charlotte Stacey, traveling to Bora Bora with Onake Paddling Club for the Talifit Bora Race was “the trip of a lifetime.”

Angie-Pepper O’Bomsawin’s latest project, a KASKO productions docuseries called Little Big Community, showcases First Nations communities across Turtle Island, and the first episode is all about Kahnawa’kehró:non.

In a hotly contested game in St. Lazare, the U18B Blackhawks of the Kahnawake Minor Hockey Association (KMHA) came out on top against the Mercier Braves, sealing their victory 3-2 despite playing the entire overtime shorthanded.

Kaniehtawaks Lauder is excited and eager to see what Embody Pilates and The Embody Classroom have in store for the future.

Watsenniiostha Nelson and three of her four sisters and her nephew getting ready for the rolling blockades on July, 11, 2020. (COURTESY WATSENNIIOSTHA NELSON)

Brandon White is in the race of his life against cancer, but the 43-year-old racer is not ready to let the disease slow him down from reaching out and helping others dealt the same raw deal.