Stories by Eve Cable

Kahnawake’s New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow is returning for its third year, this time in a bigger location to accommodate the hundreds of people who are choosing to ring in the new year without drugs or alcohol.

A 162-acre parcel of land has been successfully added to Kahnawake’s land base as part of the Seigneury of Sault St. Louis (SSSL) land grievance, an addition that Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said could be an ideal site for future agricultural projects led by the community.

A delegation of Indigenous community members and leadership stood shoulder to shoulder on the tarmac of Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport last Saturday, ready to welcome home more than 60 items being repatriated from the Vatican.

Louise Mayo wants Kahnawa’kehró:non to have the tools to reach their personal financial goals - whether that means saving for a future family home, or if it’s all about one day buying that motorcycle they’ve always dreamed of.

Starting in January 2026, community members will have their recycling picked up every two weeks instead of weekly, a change that will affect all residential areas in Kahnawake.

Gabriel Maracle and Kanatase Horn, two Onkwehón:we scholars working in the justice field, have long considered how Indigenous legal traditions, values, and principles play out in the Canadian carceral system.

Tewa’keranhkhwa Horn has grown up steeped in the history of ironwork, always aware of the legacy of her two grandfathers, Peter Marquis and the late Joe Horn.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has been an inspiration for many of Kahnawake’s youngest hockey players since their first game was played in 2024, not least nine-year-old Iako’tarakehte Dailleboust, who has been at as many games as she possibly can.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Arnold Boyer told the provincial health minister last week that newly passed legislation could result in patient care being treated like “fast food,” with performance targets creating a kind of “fast medicine” that could compromise doctors’ abilities to properly evaluate patients.

Tree pruning in the community by Hydro Quebec has been suspended, a move that comes after some homeowners were recently upset to find trees near their houses had been removed without their prior knowledge.