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Forty years ago, some of Kahnawake’s finest took a rag-tag group of around 75 paddlers under their wing, guiding them through a paddling journey re-enacting the route to Albany that would’ve been used as part of the historic fur trade.

Kahnawake’s Suzy Goodleaf has done a lot of paddling in her life, taking part in events close to home and gone abroad to places like Hawaii, but there are still some opportunities that are novel for someone like her.

With just 40 rubber ducks still available on the morning of the big race, a sellout fundraiser was never in doubt as community members gathered to cheer for theirs to cross the finish line first against 999 competitors.

Remnant infrastructure from the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway has long disrupted the flow of water through Recreation Bay in Kahnawake. 

Among the standout athletes powering Canada to the top of the podium at the 17th International Dragon Boat Federation Championships last week were two paddlers from Kahnawake: Robert Deom and Suzy Goodleaf.

Jean Drapeau Park’s Olympic basin was where the latest edition of the 2025 Pan American Club Crew Championships took place last weekend.

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.”

Kahnawake’s finest paddlers are continuing to flex their muscles internationally, this time in Bora Bora, where more than 20 paddlers and coaches have touched down to take part in the Talifit Bora Race.

Father and son duo Danny and Ahonwakerane Stacey were in Sarasota, Florida, last month for the International Canoe Federation’s 2024 Standup Paddling World Championships – something Danny was not even sure he would go to before booking his flight early in the fall.

Each Onake paddler thinks of something different while on the water. Some sing songs to keep them focused, others think about any anger they might be holding onto, using their rage to spur them on further.