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.
  • December 9, 2016

    The great meat pie debate rages on and on...

    Like Thanksgiving dinner, Eastern Door reporter Jessica Deer plans on piling cranberry sauce onto every slice of meat pie consumed this holiday season.

  • December 2, 2016

    New shiny red tanker ready to dump water on fires

    A brand new tanker truck was delivered to the Kahnawake Fire Brigade on Tuesday afternoon. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

  • November 26, 2016

    Combing traditional sounds with contemporary issues

    Daniel French and the rest of his band, Las Cafeteras, rocked Le National last weekend to wrap up Mundial Montreal.

  • November 25, 2016

    Raiders’ perfect season snapped at the tail end

    The Peewee AAA Chateauguay Raiders took on the LaPrairie Diablos Saturday afternoon at Molson Stadium, the home of the Montreal Alouettes.

  • November 21, 2016

    Exhibition shines light on Projet Autochtone du Quebec

    Photographer Cory Hunlin enjoys capturing the beauty of Montreal’s natural landscape. (Courtesy Cory Hunlin) While a homeless shelter isn’t a typical venue for showcasing artwork, a handful clients of Projet Autochtone du Quebec (PAQ)

  • November 19, 2016

    Peewee Raiders win finals, head to provincials

    The Chateauguay Raiders AAA Peewee football team took home the Silver Cup on Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy Mike Phillips Sr.) The Chateauguay Raiders AAA Peewee football team proved one thing: bring your best if you want to beat them, and then add some more.

  • November 18, 2016

    Turtle Island Theatre to William Shakespeare

    Wahsonti:io Kirby tackles her first Shakespearian role this semester as Hero in Much Ado About Nothing. (Courtesy Wahsonti:io Kirby)

  • November 17, 2016

    Working towards a career in economic development

    Iohsennóntion Lahache is halfway through her first semester studying economics at Concordia University. (Courtesy Iohsennóntion Lahache) Iohsennóntion Lahache hopes to one day use her university education to help Indigenous communities grow their economies.

  • November 15, 2016

    Hospital expansion project highlights local artists

    Aluminum sculptures made by Owisokon Pauline Lahache can be seen at the entrance of the hospital’s new in-patient wing.

  • November 11, 2016

    Membership and drugs hot community meeting topics

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton left Tuesday’s community meeting after an hour-and-a-half to catch a flight, but assured those in attendance that council will continue to put pressure on non-Natives residing in town.