Publishing since 1992 from Kahnawake Kanien'kehá:ka Territory

Stories by Daniel J. Rowe

Daniel J. Rowe is an award-winning reporter and photographer originally from BC. In addition to journalism, he produces and edits a Shakespeare-inspired blog and podcast called the Bard Brawl. His writing has also appeared in the Montreal Gazette, Canadian Press, U.S. Lacrosse magazine and elsewhere. His facial hair rotates with the season, and he’s recently discovered the genius of wearing a cowboy hat. He wrote for The Eastern Door from 2011 to 2019.
  • October 13, 2016

    Hundreds come to heal, hear and help

    One colour was spread throughout Kahnawake Friday in a glowing reminder of the legacy of residential schools and their impacts on those forced, coerced or convinced to attend the institutions.

  • October 12, 2016

    Stacked Billings softball team downs Survival, game this afternoon

    Softball star Raven Horn lays down a bunt on a pitch from her sister, Winter Goodleaf, who along with KSS's squad, had a chance to learn a bit about elite softball as the Chateauguay school's powerhouse team came to town.

  • October 10, 2016

    Council chief Horn wants dealers banished from Kahnawake

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chief Carl Horn wants a hard-nosed approach implemented in the community where drug dealers are banished.

  • October 7, 2016

    Grow-op raided, dealers busted; busy week for the Peacekeepers

    The result of over 300 harvested marijuana plants wound up in the Peacekeepers' possession after a joint operation with Chateauguay Police resulted in the arrest of a Chateauguay man.

  • October 3, 2016

    Rice ready to rock it and suit up for Rochester

    Brine Rice, seen here playing with the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters, heard his name by his favourite team at the NLL draft, and now plans to "work his butt off"

  • October 1, 2016

    The Break is a powerful, engaging and important debut

    Katherena Vermette followed up her groundbreaking and heartbreaking, Governor General Award-winning book of poems with a powerful and impressive debut novel, The Break.

  • September 30, 2016

    Sister looks back on residential school scars

    Remnants of the St. Joseph Residential School in Spanish, Ontario. (Steve Bonspiel, The Eastern Door) The Canadian government’s residential school policy left lasting and real scars on thousands of Onkwehón:we people and their family for decades, due to abusive school practice over the 120-plus years the policy was in place.

  • September 27, 2016

    Policing funds remain stagnant on reserve

    Mohawk Council chief Clinton Phillips got a feel for the funding issues Onkwehón:we police services face regularly, and Kahnawake’s quality reputation in the field of community peacekeeping this week in Montreal.

  • September 26, 2016

    Survival School ready to hit sports season running

    Kahnawake Survival School's volleyball squad won its first ever GMAA championship last season, and a crew of new and veteran players caught their first taste of the court last week.

  • September 26, 2016

    Hochelaga Rock honoured in prominent spot

    At a ceremony Thursday, the Hochelaga Rock's new location along McGill University's main driveway was honoured, as community members such as Alex "Sonny"