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.
  • April 30, 2018

    Electronic gaming devices are coming to town

    Playground Poker CEO Mackenzie Kirby (right), Poker Palace owner Stan Myiow (left), and several Mohawk Council of Kahnawake representatives, were on-hand to answer questions about the electronic gaming devices coming soon to their respective establishments.

  • April 27, 2018

    And the prestigious education award goes to….

    Timothy Loon and instructor Tiio Hemlock spend some quality time with David the rabbit, a part of the school's award winning farming program.

  • April 27, 2018

    Active shooter training preps emergency crews

    Members of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers and Kahnawake Fire Brigade responded to an “active shooter” with “casualties” Saturday morning at the fire hall.

  • April 20, 2018

    Getting the greenhouse and garden growing

    The greenhouse at Karonhianónhnha tsi Ionterihwaienstáhkhwa is a place for students to learn about planting, traditional medicines, and food sovereignty.

  • April 16, 2018

    Patton taking impressive academic talents south of the border

    Nineteen-year-old Sha’teiohserí:io Patton will be one of the few Kahnawa’kehró:non to experience a distinguishd education with her recent acceptance to Stanford University.

  • April 13, 2018

    Montour ready to make a difference at Concordia

    For his final year as an undergraduate student, Brandon Montour will be a member of Concordia University’s prestigious Garnet Key Society.

  • April 4, 2018

    Ironworker's daughter remembers iconic age

    Bill Meloche and Jimmy ‘Flo’ McComber in New York City circa 1960 during a job building the One Chase Manhattan Plaza.

  • March 26, 2018

    Twelve people define great-grandparent

    The Kahnawake Membership Law entered the second hearing phase of the Community Decision-Making Process on Tuesday, with a dozen community members in attendance.

  • March 22, 2018

    Inquiry helps sister’s healing journey

    Kanehsata’kehró:non Cheryl McDonald shared the story of her sister Carleen’s disappearance and death. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

  • March 12, 2018

    Kahnawake-Quebec labour partnership blossoms

    Oliver Montour from the Kahnawake Labor Office, Rhonda Kirby from the MCK, and Tewatohnhi'saktha's Coreen Delormier have been working for the past months to get more local workers certified to work across the province.