• Wording for Phase B of the ongoing Mercier Bridge repairs in a tender document obtained by The Eastern Door does not include references to Kahnawake construction companies or institutions.
  • The land dispute in Kanesatake has reached a point where both the Mohawk Council and the longhouse have agreed to work together to solve the issue and bring Ottawa back to the negotiating table.
  • As a nurse, the first thought that came to Heidi Jacobs when she heard of the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shattered Haiti on January 12 was that she had to find a way to help the injured.

Community Voices

  • DPM's picture
    01/30/2010 - 05:04
    In those early years, Ganienkeh was about many things. Depending on who you asked, you’d get different answers.
  • Natalie's picture
    01/29/2010 - 18:00
    Here’s where we find our reality, – somewhere between the cosmic extremes of everything in the known universe being different and everything being the same.
  • editor's picture
    01/24/2010 - 09:19
    The red hot Condors were shut down on Wednesday in St. Jerome, for all intents and purposes losing in the first period, giving up three power play goals...
  • Guddy Blog's picture
    01/21/2010 - 02:26
    It’s always good to have a trusted confidant in your life, someone to give you an unbiased second opinion. Be it a guru, a seer or in some cases...
  • Chad's picture
    01/13/2010 - 05:14
    Bullying sucks! For as long as I can remember, it’s gone on in town…I know I was bullied. It didn’t help my self-esteem, nor did it help me...
  • Jessica's picture
    01/13/2010 - 09:56
    Changing career paths. I returned to school this week for the winter semester, and there have already been students who have dropped out.
  • Reaghan's picture
    01/06/2010 - 00:41
    Kahnawa’kehró:non have the Partyline talk show... New Yorkers have WBAI First Voices Indigenous Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse.
  • Kakaionstha's picture
    01/05/2010 - 00:59
    Sweetwater, the name comes from the stream. When was the last time you drank from a stream near you?
  • Alex's picture
    09/24/2009 - 23:31
    I have considered myself to be a positive person for most of my life, always trying to look at the bright side of people and things.

Stay Tuned For More

  • Ironworkers petition MCK
    The hand-delivered petition, which was presented as individual letters signed by 126 ironworkers, was handed to the MCK last Friday. expressed the group’s dissatisfaction with union/non-union debate surrounding work on Mercier Bridge.
  • Bringing medical help to Haiti
    The world's humanitarians have responded with aid and relief to the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake this month. Read about the Kahnawake connection in this week's Eastern Door.
  • MCK, MBC phased out of Contract B?
    Concerns over Kahnawake’s jurisdiction when it comes to the bidding on the second phase of the Mercier Bridge project raised the ire of the Mohawk Bridge Consortium this week. At issue is the noticeable lack of references to Kahnawake institutions and organizations in the tendering process for Phase B. See this week's Eastern Door for more.

Media Watch

  • Iqaluit musicians line up for Haiti fundraiser
    01/29/2010 - 14:24
    This is a nice story that resulted from a horrible tragedy. Iqaluit musicians are doing their part to raise awareness and cash for earthquake victims in Haiti. It shows that we can all do our part to lend a hand, even in the remote reaches of the Canadian north.
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  • McGill study shows Inuit preschoolers often go hungry
    01/29/2010 - 14:22
    A new study conducted by Montreal’s McGill University shows that nearly 70 percent of Inuit preschoolers in Nunavut are living in homes where there isn’t enough food. The student suggests that perhaps the largest contributing factor is the fact that the average Nunavut family with young children is paying close to $430 a week for groceries, double the price for a family of the same size in southern parts of Canada.
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  • Aboriginal life expectancy gap highest in world: UN
    01/18/2010 - 19:37
    Indigenous Australians have the worst life expectancy gap of any Indigenous population in the world, a United Nations report has revealed. Of the 90 countries examined by the report, Indigenous people in Australia and Nepal fared the worst, dying 20 years earlier than their non-Indigenous counterparts.
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