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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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January 17, 2024Alfred’s book named one of year’s best
Gerald Taiaiake Alfred said it’s a pleasant surprise to see his most recent book make the top-100 best books of 2023 list by the Hill Times.
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January 17, 2024Free workshops for estate planning
When an awareness campaign launched one week ago, Iris Phillips was among the first to sign up for the first of a series of three free workshops on estate planning.
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January 15, 2024Kidney received after four years
About a year ago, between dialysis treatments, Tanya Denis stood in an airplane hurtling thousands of feet above St. Jerome.
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January 11, 2024Community feedback sought for North Creek
Since summer, the North Creek Restoration project undertaken by the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) to revitalize the area and habitat around it has been progressing.
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January 8, 2024Home full of memories destroyed
Glorianne Dickinson will always think of the home on Old Malone Highway across from the pharmacy as Ma’s. It’s been in her family since the late 1800s.
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December 28, 2023Sober powwow set for New Year's
Twenty-five years ago, Don Barnaby was “helpless, hopeless, and homeless,” having spent 10 years living on the streets. He was in the depths of addiction, and didn’t believe he’d ever make it out.
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December 21, 2023X-ray department shuttered until further notice
It was a shock for Megan Day last Thursday when she showed up to the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC)
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December 21, 2023Youth group pivots away from politics
Kailey Karahkwinéhtha Nicholas likens the Youth Collective – no longer known as the Youth Council – to a security blanket. “I don’t think people don’t want to go to events because they don’t care; it’s because they don’t feel supported,” said Nicholas.
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December 20, 2023Playground takes it to the next level
Playground Poker is undergoing a major facelift, with a host of new amenities gradually opening up to the public. Most recently, Kahnawake is gaining two new restaurants, with the grand opening gala for the expansion held this weekend, December 14-17.
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December 20, 2023Business continues after community meeting
Though it’s been more than three weeks since Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille took a show of hands that favoured an early general election call, there is little sign so far that one is being advanced.
