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.
  • November 10, 2016

    Council looks for more travel cash

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton is looking to increase council's travel budget for the remainder of the term. (Kacim Steets, The Eastern Door)

  • November 9, 2016

    Book review: Wendy is back, with a real townie vengeance

    A successful sequel can be difficult. There have been plenty of flops on the big screen that demonstrate that. Just think of the second Neverending Story, Dumb and Dumberer or the god-awful mess that was Gremlins II.

  • November 8, 2016

    Painted pieces promote peace and reconciliation

    An art exhibit at Dawson College celebrates Skén:nen and the school’s proud tradition of Onkwehónwe artists past and present, including several alumni from Kahnawake.

  • November 2, 2016

    Whitebean continues to excel at school

    Concordia University undergrad Shiann Wahéhshon Whitebean’s   academic performance and dedication to volunteer work has earned her an impressive list of scholarships and bursaries.

  • October 31, 2016

    Membership Law wraps up first phase

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake press attaché Joe Delaronde facilitated Tuesday’s Community Decision-Making Process hearing on the Kahnawake Membership Law.

  • October 27, 2016

    Standing in defiance of stereotypes

    A total of 33 portraits hang at the University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries as a part of Courtesy Lindsay Katsitsakatste Delaronde’s first solo exhibition.

  • October 26, 2016

    Ironworkers look back on seventy years

    Les Albany (left) and Johnny Hemlock both started ironworking in New York in 1946. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door). The year was 1946.

  • October 14, 2016

    Giving blood today can help save lives tomorrow

    Today is the day to hit up the Knights of Columbus hall, roll up your sleeve, and give a pint of blood, and help save a life or two.

  • October 14, 2016

    Debate over membership and residency gets heated

    MCK chief Clinton Phillips sits at the head table as council debates new ideas about residency to accompany the ongoing discussions and amendments to the Kahnawake Membership Law.

  • October 7, 2016

    First Indigenous languages grad comes back to Kahnawake

    Kahtehrón:ni Iris Stacey puts her degree to work as the Kahnawake Education Center's Kanien’kehá:ka curriculum developer after being part of the Indigenous Languages Revitalization program.