Another One Million Dollar Donation For Multi-Purpose Building
Written by Paul Graif on 25 November 2022
Kahnawà:ke’s Magic Palace announced a $1,000,000 financial pledge to the soon-to-be-constructed Cultural Arts Center in the community.
Lisa Phillips, who is the Director of the Kanien’keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KORLCC), says they are up to $23 million raised towards the goal of $32 million.
“It definitely does for sure, Phillips told K1037 News. “We’re thrilled. You know, I mean this is three community businesses that have taken on the roles of being the lead donators for this project. So yeah, definitely.”
The ground has been cleared for the site which will house the KORLCC, Kahnawà:ke Tourism, The Turtle Island Theatre Company and a Museum.
Stan Myiow is the Owner of Magic Palace and Mirella’s restaurant. He says this donation is very personal for him.
“Both my daughters went to Mohawk Immersion,” Myiow said. “All my grandchildren go to Mohawk Immersion. My kid’s mother is a Mohawk teacher. So this means a real lot to my family. The Mohawk language is the most important thing in our community that we could lose, and we don’t want to see that happen.”
Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke.
“I’m just happy that another community organization stepped forward to contribute to this ambitious capital campaign,” Sky-Deer said. “We know this project, like we said, is probably one of the biggest in our lifetime—for most of us, to see a project of this magnitude and this cost. But at the end of the day, you know language and culture are at the forefront of our minds. The revitalization efforts, so just really inspired that another million dollars, we’re inching closer to our objective. And I just want to say hats off to Magic Palace.”
