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January 28, 2022New hot dog haunt is open for scaring
James Day had an idea for a new take-out stand, and he was too excited to let the fact he doesn’t have a stand yet stop him from firing up the fryer. -
January 26, 2022Mental health help is out there
KSCS offers a host of support groups, including safe spaces for LGBTQ2S+ youth and adults, those stricken by grief, and those looking for a place to discuss men’s and women’s issues. -
January 14, 2022The end of local COVID-19 stats
Overwhelmed by the Omicron wave and unable to keep up with testing, local health authorities will no longer track or report the number of COVID-19 cases in Kahnawake. -
January 7, 2022$40-billion agreement reached on child welfare
(Courtesy First Nations Child and Family Caring Society) “Discrimination is when the government doesn’t think you’re worth the money.” According to Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, these words were uttered by a child her organization was working with.
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December 21, 2021Grand chief hosts Indigenous Affairs minister
(Courtesy Mohawk Council of Kahnawake) December 10 wasn’t the first time Quebec’s minister responsible for Indigenous Affairs, Ian Lafrenière, came to Kahnawake, but it was his first tour of the community.
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December 15, 2021Local hockey player says niawenhkó:wa
(Courtesy Kobe McComber) On November 16, Kahnawa’kehró:non hockey player Kobe McComber intercepted the puck inside the blue line. His wrist shot ricocheted off the right goal post, but he came up with his own rebound and calmly put the puck in the back of the net for his first goal as a Junior B hockey player.
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December 14, 2021Ice racing returning soon
(Courtesy Bryant Montour-Leblanc) Last year, the frozen-over bay at the Kahnawake Marina was dotted with 100 shacks for ice fishing, a quiet activity that brings to mind contemplation and serenity.
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December 10, 2021Community turns out for Winter Wonderland
(Courtesy Carla Skye-Delisle) Even though COVID-19 measures meant La Vista was mostly empty, Monday’s draw day was a festive denouement for Karonhiaráhstha’s Winter Wonderland.
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December 1, 2021Goodleaf back in nets after scare
Kahnawa’kehró:non goaltender Angus Goodleaf will be suited up with the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) on December 4 for the franchise’s first game of the season. -
November 29, 2021Kanien’kehá:ka among land defenders arrested
On the morning of November 18, helicopters were whipping the air above the Gidimt’en checkpoint in Wet’suwet’en territory. Given the history of the Wet’suwet’en struggle against the encroachment of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) oil pipeline, it was an ominous sight for the land defenders below.
