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The Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) held its annual Indigenous People’s Day concert in Cabot Square over the weekend, in affiliation with POP Montreal.

Na’kuset, the co-founder of Indigenous-led homeless shelter Resilience Montreal, is used to seeing Indigenous people being often left with “the scraps.”

At the daphne art centre in Tiohtià:ke on Friday, those in the room and watching the live stream heard the judges from the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal read out their verdict: the government of Canada has committed and continues to commit genocide against Indigenous Peoples.

For Sherlene Bomberry, a survivor of the longest-running residential school in Canada, this week’s hearings at the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in Montreal brought about mixed emotions.

The international Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal is in Tiohtià:ke this week, probing a legacy of missing children and unmarked graves associated with residential schools.

The Urban Indigenous Action Group National Summit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+) provided a space for advocates, survivors, family members, and government representatives to come together to forge a path forward for change this week in Ottawa, an opportunity that left Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Melanie Morrison hopeful about steps forward in the fight for justice.

Contrary to what had been announced following the departure of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) from Kahnawake in March, there will be no ISC regional office in Montreal after all - which means the already less than ideal situation for those looking to renew status cards in person will not be getting better anytime soon.

On October 4, protestors gathered in Montreal to mark the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People.

On September 30, Montrealers gathered at the Sir George-Etienne Cartier Monument in Montreal for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. 

Community members are invited to join in remembering the children who didn’t come home for this year’s Orange Shirt Day, with a community breakfast scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Golden Age Club.