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What happened to Tiffany Morrison?
Melanie Morrison wishes more people had the chance to meet her little sister Tiffany. “She was a ball of energy. She impacted everyone that she knew. She just had that energy, you knew she was there,” Morrison said. “When she was taken, there was a black hole that was left. When her life was taken, there was a spark taken from our family.”
Public meeting sparks investigation
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating an incident at a public meeting last week, during which a Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief was allegedly physically aggressive with two community members.
Connecting cultures, one name at a time
Following multi-million dollar renovations, what was once Parc Lalonde, the park in Ste. Anne de Bellevue that overlooks the St. Lawrence River, now has a Kanien’kéha name: Kawenothiion, meaning “the tip of the island.”
Resilience shelter opens new doors
Na’kuset, the co-founder of Indigenous-led homeless shelter Resilience Montreal, is used to seeing Indigenous people being often left with “the scraps.”
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October 11, 2024Tribunal to hear discrimination complaint
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to investigate allegations that Quebec’s 22 First Nation and Inuit police forces are being discriminated against through chronic underfunding.
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October 11, 202422K greenlit for gaming conference booth
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) will have a shiny new booth at the world’s largest gaming conference in Barcelona this coming January, thanks to an injection of $22,000 from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).
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October 11, 2024Gas spill contained on Old Chateauguay Road
Fall was in the air Monday morning, but so was the smell of gasoline, as a spill got into the street from the OCR Gaz Bar.
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October 11, 2024Temporary injunction granted in dumping
More than a year after a wave of dump trucks carrying contaminated soil began streaming into Kanesatake, a Superior Court judge issued an emergency injunction order Monday to halt illegal dumping until the request can be considered again next Friday.
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October 5, 2024Good food, good medicine
The field by the Sports Complex was bustling last Thursday as community members gathered to reflect on the legacy of residential schools.
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October 4, 2024Indigenous Services confirms departure from Kahnawake
One of the worst-kept secrets was finally confirmed: Community members will have to go to downtown Montreal to receive new band cards as of 2025, with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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October 4, 2024
Six-plex talks in progress
After a possible transfer of the six-plex was revealed at Meet the Candidates Night in June, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has confirmed discussions are underway to explore taking the development over from Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS).
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October 4, 2024Water shut-offs starting
Water shut-offs are starting in the community, after a prolonged grace period for the $59 annual water fee that community members pay to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).
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October 4, 2024Children learn together
When Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) director Watsenniiostha Nelson decided to start collaborating more with local schools surrounding the community back in the spring, she never dreamed of the success her initiative would see come the fall.
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October 4, 2024
Changes in Council Executive
Aianóhon Kaylia Marquis will be transitioning away from her role as Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) executive strategic and accountability officer (ESAO)
