Stories by Eve Cable

Quebec’s involvement in the controversial Northvolt project is officially over, with the province announcing this week that they won’t be investing any further money in the company.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will see nearly $200,000 flow into the community over the next two years, in an agreement that could serve as a model for other First Nations across Turtle Island.

Data sovereignty is at the heart of the next phase of Kahnawake’s Oral History Project, with elders’ stories and family life in Kahnawake ready to be archived in a way that above all keeps community knowledge for the community.

Plans are in the works for a new Community Justice Centre, which will be built in the space between K1037 Radio and Kahnawake Animal Control Services.

A new proposed code of conduct for Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs includes major additions and changes, including a formal dress code, tighter rules about social media use, and stricter prohibitions regarding conflicts of interest.

Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) staff took a turn in the student seat as part of their back to school preparations, taking part in a series of workshops focused on understanding more about cultural teachings as well as what it’s like to be a learner.

Updates were aplenty at this week’s community meeting, with new information about upcoming additions to Client Based Services, external government relations, and potential tolls among the news shared.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said that a meeting this week with Quebec’s minister of justice was “very disturbing,” adding that proposals for the province to develop its own constitution could undermine the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Kahnawake last winter.

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity received many applications for its prestigious Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award this year, but roller skating dancers, Indigenous futurism, and dance that imagines what life could look like without colonization is what made them pick Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo as their winner.

Three new family housing developments will soon be called “home” for community members, thanks to a new pilot project launched by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) in association with Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS).