Stories by Hadassah Alencar

Students and staff from Ratihén:te High School and Rotiwennakéhte Elementary School celebrated Midwinter at the elementary school on Thursday, February 5.

On January 30 at 12:16 p.m., Arlo Geronimo Wakatshennón:ni Monteith became the third baby and first boy born in the Tekontaterièn:tare Multigenerational Center for Women’s Wellness in Kanesatake.

An explosion at a warehouse in Kanesatake rocked the community on Wednesday night, according to Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) and several reports by community members on social media.

It was Christmas eve, and all the Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) officers were given a well-deserved break for the holiday - except Kane Montour, their coordinator, who was taking calls and hoping for a quiet night.

As the Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) looks back on the highlights from the end of the year, educational staff are preparing for future projects.

Mohawk Council of Kanesatake caretaker council members Amy Beauvais and Brant Etienne recently met with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s Housing Unit program manager to discuss how to approach housing development projects and policies.

The Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) will fully restart Meals on Wheels and the Elders’ Luncheon in February after both programs underwent restructuring this month.

Midwinter ceremonies at Kanehsatà:ke Kanonhsésne saw a spike in attendance, with more community members and Ratihén:te High School students joining in.

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.

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.