What goes up must come down
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve in Kahnawake, the sound of fireworks is muddled with the noise of gunshots, as groups...
Vatican relents on papal bulls
In 2016, Kenneth Deer travelled to the Vatican alongside a delegation of other Indigenous leaders to demand that pope Francis revoke three papal bulls...
Kahnawake says no to Quebec
A no man’s land stood between two rooms of the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Montreal last Friday: on one side, Quebec held a public...
No resolution to discrimination complaint
Darlene Alfred regularly scours the shelves for items that qualify for rain checks – coupons issued to customers to redeem for sale items at...
Calls to rename Columbus continue
The push to rename Christopher Columbus Avenue has been an uphill battle for four years and counting. But advocates are not backing down despite the resistance from the City of Montreal and the City of Pointe-Claire, which both have streets named after Columbus.
A callback for Turtle Island Theatre
Dennen Phillips always loved theatre, but stage fright kept him in the audience for many years. It all changed when he got involved with...
Housing Department overhaul
New construction projects, renovations, and plans for the future of housing in Kahnawake were unveiled last week, as the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)...
Q&A: Anonymous Kanehsata’kehró:non speak out
With an influential open letter and a trove of documents, an anonymous group of Kanehsata’kehró:non has brought countrywide attention to grave issues of land,...
Remembering the Quebec Bridge Disaster
It was the end of a long day’s work on the Quebec Bridge on August 29, 1907. Over 400 men were working on constructing...
Divided opinions on gaming project at meeting
Benefits and concerns relating to Kahnawake’s gambling industry were at the heart of discussions during a special community meeting on gaming, which took place...
