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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. 

  • February 23, 2023

    Community grieves overdose victim

    Community members grieve the loss of 23-year-old Kanehsata’kehró:non Brayden Jay Shakohawitha Etienne to overdose after a years-long battle with a drug addiction.
  • February 14, 2023

    Workshops first step in ambitious estates overhaul

    A funeral pre-planning workshop this week is only the beginning as the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) Lands and Estates Office embarks on a $200,000 project to reimagine estate planning in the community.
  • February 9, 2023

    Portfolios a sticking point as Council conflict continues

    Following the first regular session since Serge Otsi Simon filled the open Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) seat on January 21, there’s one thing MCK chiefs agree on: there is little evidence of a thaw in the discord that has so far defined the term.
  • February 2, 2023

    Radio station setting up shop at Riverside

    The mission of Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM has a lot to do with the Kanien’kéha language, with preserving and broadcasting slivers of Kanesatake history, with strengthening culture in the community.

  • February 2, 2023

    Simon wins seat on Council

    The by-election that has rankled the community for months may have finally come to an end, with former grand chief Serge Otsi Simon elected as the newest Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

  • January 25, 2023

    Kanesatake hung out to dry on cement plant

    The government appeared unmoved by a letter submitted by Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille in December asserting the community’s right to be consulted on a potentially harmful cement plant project slated for L’Orignal, Ontario.

  • January 13, 2023

    Hot sauce scare angers parents

    Three children required medical attention at Karonhianónhnha Tsi Ionterihwaienstáhkhwa on Monday after 14 students in grades four and five ingested a hot sauce up to 50 times spicier than Tabasco. The Kahnawake Education Center is casting the incident as a learning opportunity.
  • December 12, 2022

    Oka lawyers target Harrington on Vegibec

    Lawyers representing the municipality of Oka have given formal notice to Al Harrington warning him to halt his efforts to evict Les Jardins Vegibec from the community.

  • December 9, 2022

    Language students now fully funded

    After the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) secured funding for two full-time language students in the three-year Ratiwennenhá:wi language program, all 19 full-time students can now focus on doing their part to revitalize Kanien’kéha in the community “We’re impressed at the number of students that decided to enrol,” said MCK chief Amy Beauvais.

  • December 5, 2022

    Council launches legal challenge against Ontario on gaming

    Courtesy Madison Van West