Publishing since 1992 from Kahnawake Kanien'kehá:ka Territory

Stories by Jessica Deer

Jessica Deer was a staff reporter from 2015-2018 who started out in 2008 as a summer student.
  • January 6, 2017

    The art of burlesque dancing for Standing Rock

    Kanien’kehá:ka performer Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière will hit the stage tonight at the Wiggle Room.

  • January 4, 2017

    Human rights case calls for mediation

    Community members took the streets to protest non-Native residents and express their support for the Kahnawake Membership Law during February 2015.  (Daniel J.

  • January 3, 2017

    Goodleaf strives for higher education

    Taylor Goodleaf is one of a handful of Kahnawa’kehró:non to study in the department of applied and human sciences at Concordia University.

  • December 24, 2016

    Peanut brittle, a holiday tradition

    Internet, meet the mighty tasty peanut brittle made by Eastern Door  reporter Jessica Deer's mother. (Photos by Jessica Deer) My mom, Hope Stacey, turns into a bit of a baking machine around Christmas.

  • December 23, 2016

    Paramedics trained for fentanyl overdoses

    Amanda-Lee Phillips, the Kahnawake Fire Brigade’s paramedic, quality assurance and medical instructor, trained staff to administer a drug to reverse opioid overdoses.

  • December 23, 2016

    Festivus, for the rest of us... single people

    Today is Festivus. Introduced in the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike,” Festivus is the perfect secular theme for an all-inclusive December gathering.

  • December 20, 2016

    Before you buy a drone, test cheap

    Hobby 2000, in Chateauguay, sells a variety of drones including this 110 mm one made by Dromida. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

  • December 20, 2016

    Toys for every girl and boy’s Christmas wish list

    The lucky winner of “Our Little Angel Tree” at Karonhiaráhstha’s Winter Wonderland received a Hatchimal as one of the donated gifts.

  • December 14, 2016

    Community cemeteries are eroding quickly

    The state of dozens of tombstones and crosses in the Catholic cemetery has some community members concerned. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door )

  • December 12, 2016

    Fire brigade burning for dialogue with province

    The Eastern Door sat down with fire chief David Scott and KFB board members Lloyd Phillips and Terry Diabo to talk about issues concerning the current and future state of Kahnawake’s ambulance service.