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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 1, 2024Preventing elder abuse
Caring for elderly loved ones is a natural part of family life for most people, but there’s a part of aging that isn’t often talked about, despite being a very real issue: elder abuse.
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November 1, 2024Another successful season of Haunted Woods
One of the many props James Day made himself is a “mermaid” corpse, made in part with a real taxidermized fish.
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November 1, 2024
Kahnawake firefighters take on competition
The event was a great way for firefighters to rep Kahnawake and meet others from across Turtle Island. Courtesy Kahnawake Fire Brigade The Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB)
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November 1, 2024Two-Dog Wampum Belt to be repatriated
It’s among the most precious wampum belts out there, but for more than a century since one man sold it – without permission from the community to which it belongs – it has been in colonial hands.
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November 1, 2024Center watching developments on settlement
After Assembly of First Nations (AFN) members voted down a $47.8 billion settlement agreement to fund the reform of on-reserve child and family services, the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC)
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November 1, 2024A fright at the farm
Kanesatake was home to some thrills this week and last, as community members flocked to the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC)’s new farmland to check out their haunted house – and the farm itself.
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November 1, 2024Halloween arrives in Kahnawake
Courtesy Kahnawake Survival School Courtesy Kahnawake Youth Center Olivier Cadotte The Eastern Door It may be an unseasonably warm Halloween week, but the spirit of the season was still in the air in Kahnawake.
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October 25, 2024Second time for company caught dumping
Valosphere, a soil transporter that was caught dumping illegally on Route 207 last week, was previously implicated in illegal dumping in Kahnawake in March.
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October 25, 2024Gabor Maté draws hundreds
Thursday was a day full of reflection for many in Kahnawake, as over 400 descended on the Sports Complex field to listen to acclaimed author Dr. Gabor Maté, known for his expertise on intergenerational trauma. Maté opened with the story of a woman he met in Haïda Gwaïi, British Columbia, who approached him about the shame she felt in having lost her language.
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October 25, 2024New technologist joins radiology unit
The X-ray department at the Kateri Memorial Hospital (KMHC) is now open five days a week, thanks to the recent hire of a full-time medical imaging technologist. The department that opened in the summer of 2023 has long struggled to maintain a consistent full-time service due to staffing struggles.
