Stories by Miriam Lafontaine

The 32nd annual Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow was once again a major success this weekend. This year’s powwow saw over 12,000 attendees descend upon Tekakwitha Island for the celebration of Kanien'kehá:ka culture.

Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille called out the federal government while at the annual gathering for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo blasted federal minister Gary Anandasangaree while at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

Mark “Nipper” Granger is no stranger to the Olympics. He coached Canada’s women’s canoe team at the games last year in Tokyo, which left with two gold medals.

A plan by the city of Chateauguay to build housing along Highway 30 will result in the destruction of wetlands just next door to Kahnawake if it gets approved by the government of Quebec.

Remains of Kanien’kehá:ka that date back prior to colonization found during construction at St. Joseph’s Oratory will be reburied at another location on the oratory grounds, The Eastern Door has learned, following an agreement struck between the oratory and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).  The remains of the three individuals were found in the spring last year as the oratory was removing an old asphalt road leading up its slopes, said Katsitsahente Cross-Delisle, the archeologist for the MCK who was there as a monitor when the remains were uncovered.  “Most of these ancestral remains that were found are over 1,000 years old,” she said.

Kahnawa’kehró:non of all ages and abilities got the chance to compete in the Challenger baseball game held Saturday at the hospital baseball field.

Capsaicin Cartel’s latest hot ketchup isn’t just an ode to the Two Row  Wampum – it also celebrates 18 years of marriage for Kary-Ann Deer and her husband Nico Hoogendijk, the couple behind the company.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s (MCK) Public Safety Unit will soon be rolling out programming aimed at preventing gun violence among youth in the community.

It was a full house at Dawson College last Friday as Indigenous students with the school’s Journeys program gathered to host a vernissage showcasing their art.