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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 8, 2024Another successful career fair
The gymnasium of Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) was hustling and bustling this Thursday, as teens took to speaking with local employers and post-secondary schools about their offerings. Each student had to ask at least 10 questions to the invitees at the annual career fair – at least if they wanted a cookie at the end.
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November 8, 2024McComber ready to retire
After 32 years at The Eastern Door, beloved advertising consultant Ni:ne McComber is preparing to embark on her well-deserved retirement. “It’s been like my family.
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November 8, 2024Dawson petition deposited
A petition calling for an exemption to Law 14 for Indigenous students in anglophone CEGEPs has been deposited with the Quebec National Assembly, having garnered nearly 3,000 signatures since its launch in August.
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November 1, 2024Damning final report lists obligations
The federal point person for missing children and unmarked graves this week said that Canada must shift from “a culture of amnesty and impunity to a culture of accountability and justice,” with the release of a two-volume final report marking the end of her mandate.
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November 1, 2024Royalty comes to town
If you were driving last week, you might have spotted his majesty Kenfack Tanga Fouotsop II and his entourage in the village area.
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November 1, 2024Council makes it official on Entain
More than four months after former Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer publicly acknowledged the “writing was on the wall” on Entain, an exclusive deal with the gaming company has been dissolved.
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November 1, 2024Delay in 207 safety measures
Traffic calming measures to improve safety along Route 207 are only expected to be put in place by the spring, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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November 1, 2024One year on: Little movement in case
It’s been one year since community members Derek White and Hunter Montour were granted a permanent stay of criminal procedures in a historic tobacco case.
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November 1, 2024Public Safety restructured
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Public Safety Unit is shaking things up by drawing an operational distinction between safety and security issues.
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November 1, 2024Temporary border-crossing measures announced
Interim measures aimed at reuniting Onkwehón:we with US citizenship with their families in Canada do little to change the status quo, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
