Interview with Lea Denieul – May 29 2024
An interesting interview that speaks of Kanehsatà:ke, a description of the Sulpicians and their quest for riches and land.
Honouring Indigenous Aid – Irish Heritage Trust
Honouring Indigenous Aid pays tribute to the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Wyandotte-Huron First Nations in Canada West (now Ontario) that contributed to Irish Famine relief in 1847 when they faced considerable hardship, broken treaty relations, and forced relocation.
The short film explores and previews a substantial trove of recently discovered archival records that document these donations for the famine afflicted Irish and Scots from First Nations in Canada West. One of the most poignant letters offering aid was written by Chiefs Joseph Sawyer (Newechekeshequeby , also known as Sloping Sky), and Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby, also known as Sacred Feathers) from the Mississaugas of the Credit who were in the midst of being removed and forced to relocate from their home. Joseph Sawyer’s descendant, Darin Wybenga, Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Coordinator, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, honours the generosity of his ancestors and other First Nations in Canada West.
Honouring Indigenous Aid is hosted by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park and the Irish Heritage Trust in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa and the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. It is funded by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme.
Announcement for Judge Lysanne Cree
On April 16, 2025, the Cree family and friends gathered in Montreal to share in the ceremony honoring Judge Lysane Cree, a lifelong resident of Kanehsatà:ke.
Appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec in 2024, Lysane spoke to the Quebec Judges, family and friends who were present. The opening portion of her speech was in Kanien’kéha. She also carried her community with her and wore beaded cuffs, ribbon skirt and other items made by local Kanehsata’kehró:non.
The Board of the Mohawk Language Custodian Association is extremely proud of Judge Lysane Cree’s accomplishments and commitment to her Kanien’kehá:ka heritage and our language.
Niawenhkó:wa.
Free Film and Panel : Bad River
Date and time: Sat, Feb 1, 2025 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Location: Ahuntsic College 9155 Rue Saint-Hubert Montréal, QC H2M 1Y8
Join us for this free event with popcorn + film and meet Bad River Band members Joe Bates and Gracie Waukechon…
Narrated by Academy Award nominee Edward Norton and Quannah Chasing Horse, Bad River chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River gang and its ongoing fight for sovereignty, a story that unfolds in revolutionary fashion through a series of shocking revelations.
…a David versus Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, America’s greatest freshwater resource. As Bad River tribal elder Eldred Corbine declares: “We must protect it… die for it, if we must.”
The film will be shown in English, with French subtitles, and the panel discussion will be in English, accompanied by a French translator.
https://www.badriverfilm.com/
…a story of defiance…
Click here to reserve a spot
Watch Live: An Indigenous-led Reparations Framework Unveiling at 1 PM EST Tomorrow
Although in-person registration for the National Gathering on Unmarked Burials is at capacity, you can still join us virtually for this important Gathering.
Tomorrow (October 29) at 1:00 PM EST, Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, will officially deliver the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework.
This is a critical milestone in our collective journey towards truth and reconciliation – we encourage you to be part of it.
Watch the live stream on Facebook: https://bit.ly/osi-bis-facebook
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@osi-bis.ca
The Residential School Survivor Support Line offers support for Survivors and Family Members 24 hours a day, seven days a week:
1-866-925-4419
Bringing Home kanehsatà:ke’s Two Dog Wampum Belt
Ensewáwe Tsi Nón:we Niió:wen Ne Kanehsatà:ke Tekahrhetsherá:ke Kaión:ni Atiatáhnha
McCord Stewart Museum, McGill University, Kanehsatà:ke Language & Cultural Center/ Tsi Ronterihwanónhnha ne Kanien’kéha, Mohawk Language Custodian Association and the Mohawk Council of Kanehsatà:ke are working together to bring our ancestral artifacts home, beginning with the Two Dog Wampum Belt.
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McCord Stewart Tsi Iontkahthótha, McGill University, Tsi Ronwaterihwanónhnha ne Kanien’kéha, Mohawk Language Custodian Association tánon Ratitsénhaiens skátne rotiió’te taontahatíhawe onkwatiatáhnha kaión:ni tekahrhetsherá:ke ne iethisotho’okon’kénha rotihsa’ánion tsi nontaiawenhserónhne.
CMA apologizes for harms to First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples
‘Indian Hospital’ system and forced sterilizations cited as specific examples of racism and maltreatment
Karin Larsen · CBC News · Posted: Sep 18, 2024 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 18
The Canadian Medical Association says it is “deeply ashamed” and “deeply sorry” for the past and present harms the medical profession has caused to First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cma-indigenous-peoples-apology-1.7326213
CULTURAL SURVIVAL – UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 15, 2024
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/
Cultural Survival is an Indigenous-led NGO and U.S. registered non-profit that advocates for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures, and political resilience, since 1972. For 50 years, Cultural Survival has partnered with Indigenous communities to advance Indigenous Peoples’ rights and cultures worldwide. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples’ inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
Wampum: Beads of Diplomacy
The Mohawk Language Custodian Association has been collaboratively working with the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal Canada for many weeks on an extraordinary exhibit that will feature over 40 wampum belts and associated objects related to wampum and diplomacy.
Chief Só:se Onahsakén:rat is wearing Two Dog Wampum Belt that will be featured along with several other wampum belts made by the people of Kanehsatà:ke, including one referred to as the Vatican Belt from Kanehsatà:ke that will be the first time it has left the Vatican in 192 years.
The exhibition will be open to the public from October 20th,2023 until March 10th,2024.
Onkwehón:we visitors have free access to the exhibition.
It is best to visit before the end of December as some wampum will be returned to Europe.
If there is more that 10-15, then it’s better to make a reservation with : Reservation McCord-Stewart reservation@mccord-stewart.ca.
First Sunday of the month is free for residents of Quebec.
Condolences for family of Ateronhiata:kon
Kontinónhstats ne Kanien’kéha tánon Tsi Ronterihwanóhnha ne Kanien’kéha teionkwatonhontsó:ni aiakwén:ron tsi tehshakwaterién:tare tánon ionkwanikonhráksen’s tsi sashonkwaia’tón:ti ne Ateronhiatá:kon.
É:so raienté:rihkwe ne Kaianere’kó:wa tánon ne Onkwawén:na ne aorì:wa tsi rahsennowá:nen.
Akwé:kon ne Kanien’kehá:ka thotinikonhrakwenhtará:’on.
Enshakwaia’tí:sake.
On behalf of the Kanehsatake Mohawak Language Custodian Association and the Kanehsatá:ke Culture and Language Center we wold like to send our sincere condolences to the family of Ateronhiatá:kon Francis Boots.
Francis Boots was very well known for his knowledge of the Great Law of Peace and his knowledge of our language.
This is a great loss for the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. He will be sincerely missed.