Stories by Marcus Bankuti

New signs on the Mercier Bridge to urge individuals in distress to seek help are part of a larger initiative for bridges in the area.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season is officially underway, with important dates now outlined, but the plan to introduce online voting has already garnered controversy.

One of the biggest annual events for local youth has once again crossed the finish line, and even with summer break on the horizon, some minds are already turning to next year’s edition of the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) Inter-School Games.

Lysane Cree was appointed as a Superior Court of Quebec judge in September, but a ceremonial sitting last month gave community members a chance to reflect on their pride in a fellow Kanehsata’kehró:non reaching this milestone.

If you were to crack open Russell Delaronde’s math books when he was growing up, you’d find the margins full of doodles, and if you wanted a word with him, you’d probably look outside somewhere.

As community outrage mounted over the return of a man convicted in Michigan of a sex offense against a child, a trio of Council chiefs, including grand chief Cody Diabo, delivered an eviction notice Tuesday, leading the man to vacate Kahnawake for a second time.

Following an announcement in November that the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) had secured funding for new social housing, community input is being solicited on plans for a pilot project to build the homes with local labour.

On Wednesday morning, Ratihén:te High School was a flurry of excitement as students grabbed jerseys from makeshift piles in the gym - they had been delivered to the wrong location the night before - and finished packing their bags just ahead of getting on the bus to Quebec City.

The Kanehsatake Warriors put on a show for some of the teams’ first games of the year at Olympia Arena in Two Mountains, considered the team’s home turf.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo was once a Kahnawake Peacekeeper, but that came to an end in 2017 when he was terminated in an ethics scandal, a fact already known to the community - even as much remains hazy.