By Eve Cable Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As part of POP Montreal Festival’s acknowledgement of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was in the city with representatives from the David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) to discuss the importance of language and culture in reconciliation. “We felt it was important, in a public space, to discuss with people from across Montreal, with different cultural backgrounds and nationalities,” said Sky-Deer. Sky-Deer was joined by DSF executive director Severn Cullis-Suzuki. While Cullis-Suzuki is not Indigenous, her husband is from Haida Gwaii. Cullis-Suzuki also sits on the cabinet for the capital campaign for the Kahnawake Cultural Arts Center (KCAC). “A lot of our values and principles are tied together, and the message we’re trying to…
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