Christine Loft-Jones planted the seeds of her annual corn harvest in anticipation of the Full Flower Moon on May 26. “There’s a whole teaching about planting by the moon cycles,” explained the Kahnawa’kehró:non. “One of our beliefs is that the light of the moon helps to pull on the seeds, which
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Raising alpacas to teach traditions
Five-year-old Brandon Ionescu feeding treats to alpacas during a community member open door day at Skywatcher Alpaca Farm in Kanehsatake. (LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL, THE EASTERN DOOR) When driving along the forested roads of Kanehsatake, few people would know to keep an eye out for the fluffy animals that make up the