Stories by Hadassah Alencar

Renovations have begun at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) cabin in Tioweró:ton, known as the Oka Inn, after Council dropped an attempt to apply funding towards a second cabin.

This week, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) restored septic tank emptying and water calls for Kanehsata’kehró:non, while an ongoing inspection project continues for the second year.

The Ottawa River swelled upon Nancy Howard’s backyard, flooding a walkway, some trees, and a large portion of her green space.

Members of the Longhouse in Kanesatake formally opposed the Alto railway project in a letter to various members of government over the railways projected path through Kanesatake’s ancestral lands.

At a series of upcoming community meetings, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) will unveil plans to work with a third-party organization that would handle management and ensure better protection of the Pines land involved in an ongoing land transfer to Kanesatake.

Rotiwennakéhte Elementary School and Ratihén:te High School students helped clean their schoolyards and other areas of Kanesatake for Earth Day.

Although there was less traffic in the community than in previous years, more money was raised than ever before at a bucket drive by Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM.

The Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) is creating an official list of Kanehsata’kehró:non foster care families in the community in an effort to keep children who are removed from their families within the community.

Two Kanesatake Community Fitness (KCF) members credit their training at the Kanesatake gym for achieving a strong finish time in a hyrox fitness challenge in Vaudreuil-Dorion.

Police officers installed a checkpoint and pulled over trucks, including at least one dump truck, on Highway 640 near the Oka Park entry on April 15, as part of a large road safety operation targeting heavy vehicles.