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Kahnawake

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Kahnawake is a Haudenosaunee community near Montreal.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • April 2013: Kahnawake served as the host location for the 2013 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.[2]
  • May 2013: The community hosted the 2013 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships which concluded on May 4.[3]
  • May 2014: The community hosted the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in both 2013 and 2014.[4]
  • December 2014: The grandmother of Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux was a Mohawk woman from this community.[5]
  • October 2019: In this community, the Devil was described as wearing a top hat and fine clothing while visiting to judge the character of residents.[6]
  • April 2022: The community is scheduled to host a CBC/Radio-Canada engagement session on August 16, 2022.[7]
  • May 2022: The musician Jaaji has Mohawk Kanien’kehá:ka heritage from this community.[8]
  • August 2023: Kahnawake was the site of the 2019 national lacrosse championship tournament.[9]
  • January 2024: This community served as the location for the central fire of the Seven Nations alliance. It was a primary meeting place for easterly and westerly nations to conduct diplomacy with colonial powers. The community is home to the Kateri Shrine.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Book review: The Seven Nations of Canada, 1660-1860", Anishinabek News, 8 January 2024 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "Cousins compete last time", Anishinabek News, 15 April 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "‘Nish boys help Ontario skate to silver", Anishinabek News, 6 May 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  4. ↑ "Debassige caps season with silver medal", Anishinabek News, 5 May 2014 (archived copy; original article).
  5. ↑ "Remember who you are and where you came from", Anishinabek News, 23 December 2014 (archived copy; original article).
  6. ↑ "The Devil at the Dance", Anishinabek News, 31 October 2019 (archived copy; original article).
  7. ↑ "CBC/Radio-Canada engaging with Indigenous communities across Canada about better reflecting Indigenous cultures", Anishinabek News, 26 April 2022 (archived copy; original article).
  8. ↑ "Serendipitous Twin Flames to perform in North Bay", Anishinabek News, 18 May 2022 (archived copy; original article).
  9. ↑ "Sam on Sports: Greg Elijah-Brown", Anishinabek News, 25 August 2023 (archived copy; original article).