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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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November 8, 2023Inflation benefit a game-changer for families
Although inflation appears to be cooling, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Social Assistance Department has announced it will continue to provide an inflation benefit to social assistance clients until the end of the fiscal year in March 2024.
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November 7, 2023Haunted Woods horrifies for a cause
To many in the community, Halloween is synonymous with James Day’s Haunted Woods – a hotly-anticipated spooky season staple that keeps growing year after year.
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November 7, 2023First Nations police demand fair funding
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers run a 24-hour operation, so it might seem strange to find the lights off at the station.
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November 6, 2023Injunction granted in shuttering of Council
After more than a week chained up following a raucous community meeting, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) building will be reopened by order of an interlocutory injunction granted Thursday morning, The Eastern Door has confirmed.
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November 2, 2023Historic child welfare settlement approved
Kiona Akohseràke Deer was moved between different group homes and foster care units at least 20 times before she even turned 18.
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November 1, 2023McGill professors push for Joyce’s Principle
A group of faculty from McGill University have set a commitment to work closely with the organization behind Joyce’s Principle in the hopes of moving the institution closer toward implementing it.
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October 30, 2023Cybersecurity project coming to town
You’ve probably received a Facebook friend request from someone you already know, or a message from someone asking for money, posing as a family member.
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October 30, 2023Land defender visits Tiohtià:ke
Elder Bill Jones of Pacheedaht First Nation has dedicated decades of his life to looking after the trees. Last Saturday, October 21, he spoke at the Montreal Botanical Garden about the plight of Fairy Creek, where he became a prominent figure in the years-long protest against the logging of old-growth forests in the area, which erupted in the summer of 2021.
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October 27, 2023Council descends into deeper chaos
A fractious term of Council has hit a new low, with the doors of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)
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October 26, 2023
White prepares for historic verdict
Derek White hasn’t been allowed to leave Canada since March 2016, when he and 60 others were arrested as part of Project Mygale on suspicion of evading taxes in cross-border tobacco trading.
