Publishing since 1992 from Kahnawake Kanien'kehá:ka Territory

Stories by Marcus Bankuti

Marcus is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor of The Eastern Door, where he has been reporting since 2021 on issues that matter to Kahnawake and Kanesatake. His work has been acknowledged at the national and regional level, receiving honours such as the Canadian Association of Journalists Community Written Feature Award and the Quebec Community Newspapers Association's Paul Dumont-Frenette Outstanding Journalism Award for journalist of the year. He was previously editor-in-chief of The Link and a contributing editor at Our Canada magazine. 

  • March 14, 2025

    Few leads in reno dump

    Heaps of refuse from a bathroom renovation found at the lacrosse box Monday morning marks the fifth or sixth similar incident in recent months.

  • March 14, 2025

    Local invited to ringette Nationals

    After a shutout period in goal at Provincials with the Laurentians Junior AA ringette team this month, Tewehshon Patience Nelson has been asked to join the team in Ottawa for Nationals.

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    March 7, 2025

    Commission to consider grand chief’s standing

    The newly formed Ethics Commission, tasked with arbitrating certain conflicts arising from the Custom Electoral Code, will meet this month to consider whether Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

  • March 7, 2025

    ‘Urgent’ virtual meeting called on lawmaking

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) majority has called a community meeting to be held online tonight (Friday) and broadcast live on Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR)

  • March 7, 2025

    Blood drive exceeds expectations

    Wihse Stacey heads up the Kahnawake Fire Brigade, so he knows better than most that injuries and trauma can strike anyone at any time.

  • February 28, 2025

    Law-making process faces backlash

    Highlighting tensions around the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chief Brant Etienne’s windshield was smashed overnight after the framework’s passage was revealed by The Eastern Door.

  • February 28, 2025

    Kanehsatà:ke Tourism highlighted in big way

    Kanehsatake was featured this week as the country’s tourism industry met in Tiohtià:ke at Canada’s largest Indigenous tourism conference, with Kanehsatà:ke Tourism credited for its success building a brand from scratch over the past few years.

  • February 28, 2025

    Young scientists wow at fair

    Tea won’t taste the same for Ratihén:te High School science fair winners Skanaie:’a Serena Ionescu and Vanessa Schlotthauber, whose project “Indigenous Medicinal Teas” saw them consult with community experts on the convergence of science and culture.

  • February 21, 2025

    Council passes law-making authority

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) voted Wednesday to approve a process for the creation of laws, with that framework itself becoming the community’s first official legislation.

  • February 21, 2025

    Split requested in dumping case 

    A Quebec Superior Court judge who extended a safeguard order last week will soon consider whether to untangle the defendants in the government’s civil action to halt dumping on the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains.