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As the sun set on another successful powwow weekend in Kahnawake, visitors from near and far left the community full of frybread, strawberry juice, and positive energy.

A group known as the Pinesi Paddlers landed in Kahnawake ahead of the annual Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow last week, after a six-day journey that started in Gatineau.

More than a month after it was previously scheduled, the 2026 Quebec wrestling provincials attracted fewer athletes than in the past, but it was still a big day on the mats at the Claude Robillard Sports Complex in Montreal on Saturday.

After hours in Pierrefonds Community High School’s gymnasium - and countless more hours training on and off the mat - the joint Howard S. Billings/Kanien’kehá:ka Tehontatie:nas Mohawk Wrestling Club (MWC) girls’ team has the prize to show for it: their third straight Greater Montreal Athletic Association ‘(GMAA) championship banner.

Right before Christmas, players from the Founder’s Cup-winning Kahnawake Junior B Hunters got to celebrate one final time as a team, where they were presented with custom-made championship rings.

When Kiona Akohseràke Deer took a chance and applied to an initiative that would send First Nations youth to visit sites honouring Indigenous contributions to the First and Second World Wars, she was thinking of her own family members and the long list of veterans from Kahnawake who have been a part of the Canadian military over the years.

Eight years ago, Kahnawa’kehró:non Courtney Montour was flipping through the pages of The Eastern Door when a headline caught her eye: “Indigenous derby crew ready to roll overseas.”

Under a grey November sky, the sound of drums echoed through the streets, flags waved gently in the breeze, footsteps marched, and quiet reflection filled the streets of Kahnawake on Saturday as community members gathered for the annual Remembrance Day parade. 

After weeks of training, the Quebec Open wrestling tournament is one of the first ways wrestlers get a chance to shake the rust off and see what they need to do to get ready for the year ahead, including the Greater Montreal Athletic Association (GMAA) wrestling championships and provincials.

As the community prepares to mark Remembrance Day, the Royal Canadian Legion Mohawk Branch 219 is leading a full week of activities to honour local veterans. For Legion president Ray Deer, the upcoming week is a time to remember, visit, and celebrate those who served.