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.
  • June 16, 2017

    Norton questions Bill S-3 in Ottawa's house of parliament

    Mohawk council grand chief Joe Norton was in Ottawa last week to tell the Canadian parliament that no matter what changes are made to the Indian Act, "no one will decide for us what we're going to do."

  • June 13, 2017

    Students lend helping hand for beloved teacher

    Seven students at Karonhianónhnha Tsi Ionteriwaienstáhkhwa helped raise money for their teacher, Kaherawaks Carol Boyer Jacobs, as she goes through treatment for breast cancer.

  • June 6, 2017

    Three generations of walking and raising steel

    Chester Gilbert snapped this photo of himself  during a lunch break on the job in August 1985. (Photos courtesy Chester Gilbert)

  • June 2, 2017

    Community garden ready for a sticky situation

    The grassroots community garden will be buzzing with plenty of bees thanks to a new hive installed by beekeepers Tealey Normandin and Stephane Ouellet.

  • May 26, 2017

    Residency law given mandate

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chief Rhonda Kirby discussed the purpose and scope of the proposed residency law at Tuesday’s Community Decision-Making Process hearing.

  • May 19, 2017

    Recycling Depot demolished along with history

    The material from Friday’s demolition of the decommissioned Recycling Depot will be sorted and recycled, while the site will be filled with stone.

  • May 16, 2017

    Majority wants residency law enacted, survey says

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chief Rhonda Kirby spent the first few months of the new year gauging community member's thoughts about who should and shouldn't live in Kahnawake.(Daniel J.

  • May 12, 2017

    Spring symphony of sounds

    Budding musicians from Kahnawake joined the St. Francis Xavier Mission’s Mohawk Choir and the Longueuil Symphony Orchestra at a fundraising concert on Saturday afternoon.

  • May 5, 2017

    Invasive beetle bores burden for basket makers

    Lynn Jacobs, an environmental advisor/projects coordinator at the Kahnawake Environmental Protection Office, gave a presentation on the emerald ash borer for Cultural Awareness Month.

  • May 5, 2017

    Swamp brings Miss Indian World title home

    Raven Swamp, a teacher at Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion, visited her students when she arrived back in Kahnawake from Albuquerque. (Courtesy Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion)