Stories by Steve Bonspiel

Who knew people could make the eclipse political, but hey, this is Kahnawake, eh? Everything is political. Ha ha. From people saying it was planned, somehow (um, by who, exactly?), to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy outlining the traditional way our people viewed this event in the old days (a little tékeni entendre there), it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, even if you only read statuses on Facebook to see the latest conspiracy theories.

Cultural Awareness Month makes us all take notice of what’s around us – our living, breathing language and culture, but also our history and what it took to get us here.

The evident closure of Magic Palace and the press releases by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC)

As the lottery for three cannabis dispensary licenses heats up, with a preliminary list of potential names and locations released this week, many concerned community members brought up many valid points.

The fuel spill bordering Chateauguay and Kahnawake acted as a metaphor for the issues we face overall in Kahnawake. Allow us to clearly illustrate the how and the why of it.

The old adage in journalism (or maybe we made it up, who knows?) is when things get a little dry, talk or write about the weather.

The Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) building is moving, The Eastern Door has learned, but the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has not come up with a plan B publicly yet, or even informed the community of the imminent departure of this vital service to Montreal.

Where do you get your news? How do you know it’s accurate, or done with good intentions? Do you care?

Lily Gladstone said she was representing everyone across Indian Country when she won the Golden Globe for her role as Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon.

When we first started writing about the year that was, 2023, we read over the recaps (see pages 6, 9, 21) of the top stories of the year.