Stories by Marcus Bankuti

The grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, Norman A. Wapachee, was ecstatic on election night as his predecessor, Mandy Gull-Masty, inched past the competition and won a seat in Parliament representing the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.

Last Thursday morning, a car zoomed past Jennifer Doherty, who was driving through Kahnawake territory toward the Mercier Bridge in rush-hour traffic – she estimates the vehicle was going 160 KM/H or more, with four feet of metal hanging off it flapping in the wind.

After around a year of being repeatedly targeted for arson, a property on Kanesatake Mohawk Territory in Oka Village has finally been cleaned up – by Oka.

The chief electoral officer selected to oversee the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election acknowledged a contradiction in the electoral code but confirmed he believes it is legitimate to abide by a four-year term.

The Ratihén:te High School gymnasium was bustling with Kanehsata’kehró:non of all ages last Friday, and not just to see the robot dog roaming the floor - though it was a crowd-pleaser.

For Tanner Phillips, the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to training the next generation of local paramedics. After all, his students could be called upon to treat members of his own family.

When Angus “Nias” Bordeau buys his lottery tickets, he sticks with the same numbers - and the same dream for his big winnings: the foundation of a kidney dialysis clinic in Kahnawake.

Amid a wave of opposition to licenses for cannabis dispensaries being issued after years of planning, there are signs the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) may be reconsidering.

In what is being cast as a milestone for community-based justice, the new Administrative Tribunal is now ready to consider files following the swearing in of the new body’s two decision makers.

Everybody wins when Kahnawake diverts organic waste from landfill, but for the month of May, your triumph could be a little more literal.