1. Some things about Kahnawake that certain columnists should know:
* It’s a community of 8,000 that supports two weekly newspapers, (@easterndoor @ioriwase) a radio station and community television in the Mohawk language
* Their paddle club has sent athletes to the Olympics
* It’s a community of 8,000 that supports two weekly newspapers, (@easterndoor @ioriwase) a radio station and community television in the Mohawk language
* Their paddle club has sent athletes to the Olympics
2.
* Their iron workers were on the ground when the Twin Towers came down. Many helped clear rubble and developed cancer later on
* Their Lacrosse teams are among the finest in Canada
* Their kids attend school and university in Montreal (some even en français)
* Their iron workers were on the ground when the Twin Towers came down. Many helped clear rubble and developed cancer later on
* Their Lacrosse teams are among the finest in Canada
* Their kids attend school and university in Montreal (some even en français)
3.
* You will rarely go somewhere with as many rival catering businesses. Everybody cooks and it’s hearty, we’ll-seasoned, local fair
* Every other year, the Eastern Door hosts a Halloween decorating contest. James Day will give your children nightmares. You will hate/live it
* You will rarely go somewhere with as many rival catering businesses. Everybody cooks and it’s hearty, we’ll-seasoned, local fair
* Every other year, the Eastern Door hosts a Halloween decorating contest. James Day will give your children nightmares. You will hate/live it
4.
* There’s an old quarry filled with water that teenagers swim in when it’s hot. I’ve jumped in a few times. It’s lovely.
* They host country musicians from across North America at venues like Maddy’s Place
* People tease you a lot
* There’s an old quarry filled with water that teenagers swim in when it’s hot. I’ve jumped in a few times. It’s lovely.
* They host country musicians from across North America at venues like Maddy’s Place
* People tease you a lot
5.
* The community is buzzing with activities for kids: sports, theatre, language camps, cultural education, canoeing, tapping maple trees
* A great many filmmakers, actors, artists, writers and journalists come from the territory
* The community is buzzing with activities for kids: sports, theatre, language camps, cultural education, canoeing, tapping maple trees
* A great many filmmakers, actors, artists, writers and journalists come from the territory
6. The following things are also true:
* There is organized crime in town
* tax free Tobacco fuels a sector of the economy
* There are poker rooms along the highway
These are truths. But to limit our understanding of Kanhawake to just these bad things is harmful to us and them
* There is organized crime in town
* tax free Tobacco fuels a sector of the economy
* There are poker rooms along the highway
These are truths. But to limit our understanding of Kanhawake to just these bad things is harmful to us and them
7. A lot of the columnists talking about how dangerous the Rez is are basing that on 1990 and the subsequent 10-15 years. It’s been 30 years. Lessons were learned. Children are raised to be proud that they’re Mohawk (and not Canadian/Québécois) and maybe that bothers some ppl.
8. The community is young, it’s growing, it has hope but there are problems too. That’s life.
I’d invite (sincerely) ppl like @drainvillepm and @Dutrizac to visit the community. I’ll drive. We can go there and sit down with ppl and talk. After all, that’s our job.
I’d invite (sincerely) ppl like @drainvillepm and @Dutrizac to visit the community. I’ll drive. We can go there and sit down with ppl and talk. After all, that’s our job.
