Etiket: Mohawk
Mohawk artist Ellen Gabriel wins the Grand Prix from the Conseil des arts de Montréal
An Indigenous artist wins the Grand Prix from the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) for the first time. Mohawk filmmaker Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel won an award for her short…
Quebec and Oka ask Mohawk chiefs to put their differences aside
The government of Quebec and the City of Oka are calling on the Mohawk chiefs of Kanesatake to “put aside” their differences to resolve urgent issues, including that of the…
Mohawk leaders consider the paralysis of the Kanesatake band council “undemocratic”
Five Kanesatake chiefs denounced in a statement Friday a maneuver by Grand Chief Victor Bonspille which, according to them, would violate the rights of the Mohawk territory. Since Wednesday, the…
Ó:IASE | A new apple that pays homage to the Mohawk language
(Mont-Saint-Grégoire) It is the fruit of complicity between an apple breeder and an elder from Kanehsatà:ke. A new variety called Ó:IASE is taking root in Quebec orchards. Juicy, sweet, with…
Works at the Royal Victoria | “Mohawk Mothers” fear evidence compromised
After losing their bid to stop construction at the site of a former Montreal hospital, a group of Indigenous women who believe there could be unmarked graves there say they…
The “Mohawk Mothers” demand that the Royal Vic construction site be halted
The “Mohawk Mothers” are in court Thursday to stop drilling and excavation work on the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, where there could be unmarked graves.…
The Quest for Truth of the “Mohawk Mothers”
They are fighters. They are not shy. Unexpectedly, without a lawyer, four Mohawk citizens managed to put an 850 million dollar building project on hold so that excavations could be…
‘I’ve never heard anything like it’: A Mohawk woman is haunted by the cries of deceased migrants
AKWESASNE | The owner of a marina still in shock heard, helpless, the screams of migrants who died trying to cross a raging Saint-Laurent. • Read also: Akwesasne police confirm…
Mohawk culture on the plate
This text is part of the special book Plaisirs Going to meet a culinary culture is a gateway to discovering an entire culture, and a way to take your taste…
McGill University Project | The injunction is granted to the Mohawk Mothers to stop the work
(Montreal) A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to excavation work on a major McGill University project after an Indigenous group raised concerns about possible unmarked graves.…
[Critique] “The Mohawk Warrior Society — Indigenous Sovereignty Handbook”: Mohawk Resistance
The Mohawk Warrior Society is publishing its Native Sovereignty Handbook these days. The controversial militant organization, considered radical by many, but which sees itself rather as resistant, and whose members…
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service | A water patrol in the path of smugglers
The Mohawk Police Service of Akwesasne will soon be able to patrol permanently in Quebec waters on its territory. But given the particular geographical location of the community, straddling the…
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service | A crossroads patrol for contraband
The Mohawk Police Service of Akwesasne will soon be able to patrol permanently in Quebec waters on its territory. But given the particular geographical location of the community, straddling the…
Residential Schools for Native People | Beginning of excavations at the Mohawk Institute in Brantford
(Brantford) Another residential school, one of the first to be built in Canada, launched a search on Tuesday to try to find children’s graves on its site like those found…
Montreal “Unceded Territory” | The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake angered by the Legault government
(Quebec) The Mohawks condemn the Legault government in the controversy over the “unceded territory” of Montreal. Posted on October 21, 2021 at 6:04 p.m. Updated at 6:49 p.m. Patrice Bergeron…