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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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May 2, 2024Smile Cookies to benefit the Moose
Tracy Montour remembers a time when the Kahnawake Moose Lodge would be packed to the brim for events – from barbecues, movie nights, and baseball games to family golf tournaments and, of course, the Moose picnic.
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May 1, 2024Historic artifact returns to Kahnawake
An impressive new artifact could soon be added to the permanent collection at the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR)
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April 29, 2024Akwesasne Powwow moving to Cornwall
Growing up, Ahkhwesahsró:non Chrystalynn Jock did not always attend the Akwesasne Powwow, but every year she saw her home community buzzing with a flurry of visitors, crowding the streets and flowing into local shops.
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April 25, 2024$10 million for cultural centre
An agreement between Hydro Quebec and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) was finalized this week, establishing shared ownership of a major energy transmission line in a deal heralded as a form of “economic reconciliation” that is the first of its kind. A contribution of $10 million from Hydro Quebec to the Kahnawake Cultural Arts Center (KCAC)
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April 24, 2024‘Rooted’ does sustainability one sip at a time
Donya Albany starts off her mornings by drinking a glass of celery juice she presses herself – it's something she’s added into her routine for a while now.
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April 23, 2024Champlain College hosts first-ever Kanien’kéha class
For the last six weeks, eight Kahnawa’kehró:non students from Champlain College have been gathering at Tewatohnhi’saktha each Wednesday evening to sharpen their knowledge of Kanien’kéha.
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April 22, 2024New clinic breaks barriers
Native Montreal reached a long-awaited milestone last week as it celebrated, along with its partners, the opening of the first culturally safe family health clinic in the Montreal area, coinciding with the organization’s 10-year anniversary.
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April 18, 2024Tensions mount at JFK Quarry
Two sides faced off outside JFK Quarry on Tuesday morning. On one side, at the quarry entrance, stood a crowd of around 15 protestors, bearing handmade signs with slogans like “No More Toxic Stone Dust!” On the other, across the busy Route 207, stood quarry owner Frank McComber, who said that his business isn’t causing contamination in the area.
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April 16, 2024Highway patrol division in the works
In an unprecedented move, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has committed about $4.5 million to the Peacekeepers for the creation of a specialized highway patrol division.
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April 15, 2024Bro-fest brings the boys together
When Al Jones asked his 15-year-old son Darris if he wanted to come with him to Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services (KSCS)’ Bro-fest last Sunday to join in a discussion about violence in the community, he wasn’t sure if he would say yes.
