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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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February 8, 2024Council visits stock exchange
As representatives of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) walked up the stairs of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Wednesday afternoon, they were greeted by a huge billboard that read “Welcome Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.” “For the longest time in our history, no one thought about doing business with First Nations.
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February 7, 2024Kahnawake gets new card and comic shop
After two decades of bonding over their love of collecting cards and comics, Wishe Delisle and Jamie McComber have finally made their lifelong dream of opening a hobby shop a reality.
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February 6, 2024New education director brings fresh outlook
A decade ago, as soon as Watsenniiostha Nelson handed in her final project at Kiuna College, it dawned on her what she wanted to do with her life.
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February 5, 2024Tree-clearing resumes on traditional land
Tree cutting in preparation for the construction of a battery plant in the Montérégie that was temporarily paused earlier this month has now resumed after a Quebec Superior Court judge rejected an injunction filed by an environmental group to halt the work.
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January 30, 2024Kahnawake’s longest-serving bus driver retires
After 38 years of driving school buses in Kahnawake, Billy “Whooper” Meloche is finally calling it quits. It’s been a long journey, the 73-year-old said, but it’s one he said he’d do all over again if he had the chance.
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January 29, 2024Appeal by McGill, SQI approved for next steps
The lengthy court battles involving the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) are set to continue after McGill University and the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI)
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January 26, 2024Government ignored them, Council alleges
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) filed a lawsuit at Quebec Superior Court against the provincial and federal governments this week to demand both governments consult with them over the expected construction of a battery plant in the Monteregie.
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January 26, 2024Feds back site assessment for G&R
A lawyer representing Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille sought to undermine a band council resolution to initiate preliminary work on the toxic G&R Recycling site, claiming that the majority of chiefs have been removed from office.
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January 25, 2024New dictionary connects past and present
Around 10 years ago, a linguist with experience in Haudenosaunee languages, Karin Michelson, was invited by three Oneida women to assist them in going through the archives of one of the world’s best-known museums.
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January 25, 2024Kanesatake Health Center aims to bring back home birth
Warisose Gabriel was born at home in Akwesasne in 1943, delivered by the local midwife – her own grandmother, Josephine Tiawentinon Thompson.
