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 13, 2026

    Marking a year of Carney

    This weekend, Mark Carney will reach one year as prime minister of Canada, but the community is still waiting for a meaningful shift when it comes to nation-to-nation relations, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo.

  • March 6, 2026

    Blood drive thrives

    It might have been March Break, but that didn’t stop community members from turning out in strong numbers to roll up their sleeves and help this week’s blood drive edge out its goal with a total of 79 donors.

  • February 27, 2026

    Parents seek Kateri statue removal

    On the roof above the door facing River Road,  just below the Kateri School emblem, stands a statue of the only Kanien’kehá:ka saint, the school’s namesake, Kateri Tekakwitha, her hands cradling a cross.

  • February 27, 2026

    Still early stages for Terrapure file

    No decisions were made at a special closed community meeting called by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) to discuss the Terrapure recycling facility that sits on the boundary of Kahnawake and has recently come under fire for alleged environmental infractions.

  • February 19, 2026

    Court denies Gaming Commission

    The highest court in Quebec has dismissed an appeal from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), which had argued that provincial courts lack the power to weigh in on its regulatory decisions.

  • February 19, 2026

    Kahnawake withdraws Chateauguay lawsuit

    Following reimbursements from Canada and Quebec last year for costs incurred in the cleanup of a 2024 fuel spill believed to have originated in Chateauguay, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has officially withdrawn a lawsuit against the city.

  • February 19, 2026

    Late civil rights icon’s connection to town

    Crossing the Mercier Bridge was no easy feat in September 1990, as the Siege of Kanehsatake wore on, when Kahnawa’kehró:non Mike Bush drove out of the community to pick up civil rights legend Jesse Jackson from the Dorval Airport.

  • February 19, 2026

    Tóta Ma’s pulls out of Kanatahkwèn:ke

    Kanatahkwèn:ke, the major new multipurpose cultural arts building set to open this year, will have to look elsewhere for a cafe after the Tewatohnhi’saktha Board of Directors decided not to move forward with a second location of Tóta Ma’s.

  • February 19, 2026

    Blood drive back

    The Kahnawake Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) is getting ready to host its third blood donor clinic alongside Hema Quebec, giving Kahnawa’kehró:non a chance to roll up their sleeves and save lives by giving blood right here in the community.

  • February 19, 2026

    Thousands raised at memorial race

    The second annual Brandon White Memorial Ice Races went off without a hitch at the Kahnawake Marina on Saturday, raising a nice haul for community cancer support in the process.