Eve Cable

Food is what fuels us, and for community member Brooke Rice, it's essential that communities work to ensure that our youngest generations are equipped with the resources they need to have access to nourishing meals, so that they can grow into the next generation of leaders.

When Brandon Atéhrhanonhne Rice decided to pursue the two-year Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, he did it for the faces yet to come, the future family he hoped to one day build.

When Isabelle Nicholas took a job at the Kahnawake Peacekeepers in 2005, she joined the force with a clear goal in mind.

An expansion to Quebec's Bill 101 could see language restrictions extended to adult and vocational education centres - a move that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) says could impose more barriers on community members seeking education.

The grand facade of the Conseil des arts de Montreal (CAM) building on Sherbrooke Street has been adorned with colour this week, as part of a new art piece by Kahnawake's own Skawennati.

It was a big night for Kahnawake's actresses at this year's ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists) Montreal awards, with Kaniehtiio Horn taking home one of the biggest trophies of the night.

A new report from Quebec's ombudsperson has highlighted persistent issues that First Nations and Inuit face in the child welfare system, including barriers that children face as a result of difficulties coordinating responsibilities across different levels of government.

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

“She was a ball of energy. She impacted everyone that she knew. She just had that energy, you knew she was there,” Morrison said. “When she was taken, there was a black hole that was left. When her life was taken, there was a spark taken from our family.”

It's been more than a decade since Martin Akwiranoron Loft graduated from Kanien'kéha Ratiwennahní:rats, but his daughter, Carlee Kahonwinéhtha Loft still remembers quizzing him on his Mohawk vocabulary on the way to school.