Publishing since 1992 from Kahnawake Kanien'kehá:ka Territory

Stories by Hadassah Alencar

  • January 23, 2026

    Trailblazing journalist Dan David passes on

    Every morning at breakfast, the eight kids of the David family would sit and eat to the sounds of CBC News. In the evening, CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite would light their living room.

  • January 23, 2026

    Ratihén:te’s student-run shop

    In the front hall of Ratihén:te high school, more than a dozen students lined up to receive a cheeseburger and buy snacks for lunch on Tuesday.

  • January 23, 2026

    Church Hall renamed

    The Church Hall, a decades-old popular community gathering place for Kanehsata’kehró:non to hold events, will undergo changes under new management.

  • January 15, 2026

    Ratihén:te exceeds fundraising goal

    At Ratihén:te High School, staff, students, and volunteers can pivot from fundraising to preparing – and answering many students’ questions about – the upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand.

  • January 15, 2026

    Checking in on Chase the Ace

    The Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM Chase the Ace jackpot is now at $12,862 as fundraising continues in a bid to build a new home for the station.

  • January 15, 2026

    Small fire at high school

    Students evacuated Ratihén:te High School after a small fire in the kitchen on Thursday afternoon.

  • January 15, 2026

    Garbage pickup blunders confuse community

    Over the past several weeks, many Kanehsata’kehró:non have noticed their garbage not being picked up on schedule.

  • January 15, 2026

    Warriors play halftime at Black Bears game

    On the floor of Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre, Warriors player Tehoronhiathe Martin Larente, Jr., felt the thrill of scoring on the big stage, an experience usually reserved for professional athletes.

  • January 9, 2026

    Caretaker council at work

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) “caretaker council” continues work under a limited mandate outlined by Federal Court last year.

  • January 9, 2026

    Quevillon drops election contestation

    Former Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon has withdrawn his legal challenge against Oka’s November 2025 mayoral election.
    In a December 16 email to the Superior Court of Quebec, Quevillon wrote the decision comes after the defendants in the case expressed they would file a motion to dismiss and allege abuse of process against him.