Stories by Laurence Brisson Dubreuil

File photo Despite the permit revocation and stalling of the operations of G & R Recycling last October, the harmful contamination caused by the centre’s activities in Kanesatake continues to stir up concern.

Land claims and land grievances are no stranger to Onkwehón:we, and the convoluted history of Indigenous rights and lands has been prevalent since settlers arrived hundreds of years ago.

LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL, THE EASTERN DOOR John Harding has never gotten used to the stink. Every time he neared the G&R Recycling site and the waters that flow by its operations on Kanehsatake land, his nose filled with “the smell of opening a septic tank and sticking your head inside.

As a young boy, acclaimed musician Tom Wilson would only ever hear about Kahnawake around the kitchen table when adults – who later turned out to be close relatives – visited his parents Bunny and George in Hamilton, Ontario.

A question was submitted in Kanien’kéha at the Montreal municipal council session on Monday, August 23, but was never read out loud or answered, as it was dismissed under the pretense of being neither posed in French, nor English.

As summer winds down, the number of COVID-19 cases across the province, including Kanesatake, are on the rise. The confirmation of at least 14 active cases in four households (plus two workers)

MARISELA AMADOR THE EASTERN DOOR “My initial reaction was dismay and concern that this is how the anger and hurt are being processed,” said community member Melanie Mayo, at the sight of Kahnawake’s defaced Catholic Church on the morning of Wednesday, July 28.

LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL THE EASTERN DOOR There were shining rays of sun peeking through the towering trees that circle the traditional powwow grounds in Kanehsatake, as hundreds of Onkwehón:we and friends gathered for a celebration under the theme of Land Back.

LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL THE EASTERN DOOR In the latest effort to move toward entering the cannabis industry, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

Laurence Brisson Dubreuil, The Eastern Door Since its opening in early February, the Raphaël André Memorial Tent has welcomed thousands of homeless Montrealers in search of comfort, security and a sense of community.