Stories by Eve Cable

Funding has been doubled for the Kahnawake Home Repairs Program, a pilot project that will see renovations made to the homes of community members in need.

Around 200 community members came out to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Ice Fest last week, a free, family-focused event held as part of the annual Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) Winter Carnival.

Community members will no longer have access to monthly reports from Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs, with “low level of community interest” being given as the reason for stopping the initiative.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s (MCK) long-time director of asset management is preparing to transition to a new role at Kanatahkwèn:ke, Kahnawake’s soon-to-open multi-purpose building, where he’ll be serving as facility manager.

Kahnawake’s most impressive young scientists are readying themselves to take their projects to an even bigger stage, after the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) announced the winners of each category this week.

The Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) wants to hear from you as part of its long-term goal to create a roadmap for the community in protecting Kahnawake’s lands, waters, animals, and plants.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Tonya Perron has been added to the health portfolio, taking over from MCK grand chief Cody Diabo in managing oversight of health-related projects in the community.

Despite Kahnawake’s health authority reporting some progress in turnaround times for approvals of Jordan’s Principle requests, advocates at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society remain concerned about ongoing backlogs which they say could result in children across Canada receiving delays in care.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is urging Kahnawa’kehró:non to be as prepared as possible when crossing the United States border, in light of growing tensions related to the actions of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

The public recently got a chance to preview Kanehsata’kehró:non Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas’s new documentary A Red Road to Palestine at La Sala Rossa in Montreal, at an intimate screening that Nicholas said gave him confidence in his work.