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Learning for the next generation
15+ min ago (899+ words) When Brandon At'hrhanonhne Rice decided to pursue the two-year Kanien'k'ha Ratiwennahn: rats Adult Immersion Program, he did it for the faces yet to come, the future family he hoped to one day build. Six months before his graduation from the…...
Students say sh: kon to the future
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (633+ words) More than 150 family members, community members, elders, and language learners gathered to celebrate and honour the graduating cohort of the Ratiwennenh: wi Kanien'k'ha language immersion program over the weekend. The ceremony on June 6 honoured the nine graduates who completed the…...
Mc Gill program opens doors
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (501+ words) Kahont'ktha Beauvais in her regalia at the Mc Gill convocation. Courtesy Kahont'ktha Beauvais Graduating students from the Ratiwennenh: wi Kanien'k'ha language immersion program crossed the stage in their regalia at Mc Gill University, complete with a certification in education. It…...
Students bring home 41 medals
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (709+ words) Ratih'n: te High School students at the FNEC. Courtesy Lizane Montreuil The First Nations Education Council (FNEC) Inter-School games wrapped up this weekend, with students and staff from Rotiwennak'hte Elementary School and Ratih'n: te High School returning from Quebec City…...
Babysitting in our language
2+ week, 36+ min ago (480+ words) A new babysitting course aims to get youth babysitters using Kanien'k'ha with children they care for. Courtesy Unsplash A new course offered by the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC), in partnership with the Kanien'keh'ka Onkwaw'n: na Raotiti'hkwa Language and Cultural…...
Growing together at Concordia
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (766+ words) Concordia students Arlo Price and Alex Kack (middle) drum and sing, after Ka'nasohon Kevin Deer (left) had said a few words in English and Kanien'k'ha and did some drumming to inaugurate the new Indigenous Garden at the Loyola Campus. Olivier…...
How Kanien'k'ha shapes lives
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (744+ words) For years, Kanien'k'ha was something Kahont'ktha Beauvais heard around her but never fully understood. Her father, grandmother, and members of her family spoke it fluently in conversation that she could barely piece together. "I didn't know what I wanted to…...
Meet Dr. Ethan Lazare
2+ week, 6+ day ago (742+ words) Ethan Lazare completed his medical degree at the American University of the Caribbean - his next step will be residency in Florida. Courtesy Ethan Lazare After a big exam, many students like to take some time to do something fun - but…...
Inter-School games kick off
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (568+ words) The opening ceremony of the First Nations Education Council Inter-School Games featured drummers from many of the communities taking part in the games in Quebec City. Courtesy First Nations Education Council Kahnawake youth are in Quebec City for the First…...
Dedication to the degree
3+ week, 6+ day ago (780+ words) Kyle Kaient: ton Williams with one of his paintings - Williams will be graduating from Concordia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts this spring. Courtesy Kyle Kaient: ton Williams When Kyle Kaient: ton Williams took a brief break from his studies…...