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After 40 years, Albany declares Kahnawake day
Forty years ago, some of Kahnawake’s finest took a rag-tag group of around 75 paddlers under their wing, guiding them through a paddling journey re-enacting the route to Albany that would’ve been used as part of the historic fur trade.
Powwow back for 34th edition
After more than three decades of dancing, drumming, and fun in the summer sun, the enthusiasm for the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow is not slowing down.
Work continues on Old Chateauguay Road
The OCR Phase II project to finish replacing the water and sewer systems on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) is on schedule, with the underground infrastructure on the stretch by the OCR Gaz Bar set to be completed by early next week.
Quebec more stringent with tax exemptions
At the end of June, Heidi Diabo was trying to purchase a door at the CANAC hardware store in Beauharnois, when she was left rattled by an interaction with an employee she felt was the result of her being visibly Indigenous.
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November 22, 2024
Murray reviews mandate
On December 12, the mandate of the special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked graves and burial sites associated with Indian Residential Schools will come to an end.
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November 22, 2024Schools seek donations for Xmas surprise
Santa’s set to come early this year for every local student, with the Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) once again collecting financial donations to make it happen.
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November 22, 2024School committee seeking applicants
With the announcement of a new Kanesatake Combined Schools Committee, the recently installed education director is making good on a promise to boost collaboration between the community and local schools.
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November 22, 2024Shé:kon to another holiday season
One of Kawisaiénhne Albany’s favourite moments at the annual Christmas Wreath Fundraiser is seeing some of the community’s first-language speakers come in a group to buy their tickets.
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November 22, 2024Peacekeepers exchange knowledge
Members of the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service joined the Kahnawake Peacekeepers for four days last week in an effort to learn more about policing from other First Nations services.
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November 22, 2024Getting in the holiday spirit at Winter Wonderland
Karonhiaráhstha’s Winter Wonderland is in full swing for its 10th edition, taking place until this Saturday at 4 p.m. Twenty-one beautifully decorated trees are on display in a large, well-heated tent near Playground Poker this year, each donated and decorated by a business in town or by the family and loved ones of someone they wish to be memorialized by the tree.
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November 22, 2024Waste Management talks future plans
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Waste Management Department has big plans to make sure the community continues to be well served.
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November 22, 2024Indian Time coming to an end
After printing over 2,000 issues over the course of 42 years, Turtle Island’s longest-running Kanien’kehá:ka newspaper is calling it quits. Indian Time, based in Akwesasne, ran its second-to-last print issue on November 14 and will run its last on December 19. Editor Marjorie Skidders said they can no longer afford to print amid a stark plummet in ad revenue. “It really is sad,” she told The Eastern Door.
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November 15, 2024Probation agreement affirmed
A signing ceremony was hosted at the Kahnawake Peacekeepers’ station last Friday as part of a celebration of a historic probation agreement signed in March between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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November 15, 2024No home for new books
Well over 1,000 books were recently donated to the Kahnawake library. Unfortunately for community members, those 78 boxes of books remain locked up at the old water filtration plant across from the hospital, as the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
