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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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October 4, 2023Environment director under fire
The director of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) environment department has been accused of cutting trees in the Onen’tó:kon preservation area established by a group of women committed to protecting the Pines.
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September 28, 2023Birks ad raises questions
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and her wife Tami Jo Rice were paid to promote Birks, a jewellery company whose diamonds partly originate from mines said to have harmful effects on Indigenous communities in Canada.
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September 26, 2023Giving the gift of life
Thawennontie Thomas was with his siblings when his mother, Sylvia Thomas, told them she needed a new kidney. “We just sat there in silence,” Thawennontie remembered.
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September 26, 2023Walking to Ottawa to demand justice
“Search the landfill.” It’s a refrain that has been repeated for months at encampments where people’s lives revolve around the call for justice, yet it is still being met with inaction by the governments of Canada and Manitoba.
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September 25, 2023Fundraiser to repair century-old church organ
Since 1898, the pipe organ at St. Francis Xavier Mission Catholic Church has been an integral element of the church’s history in bringing together the community.
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September 22, 2023Construction to continue at Royal Vic site
A Quebec Superior judge has ruled construction by McGill University can continue along a section of land by the old Royal Victoria Hospital, against the wishes of the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers).
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September 21, 2023Gathering of Unmarked Burials
Reg Nepinak said it’s a relief to finally be able to bring home the spirit of his lost sister.
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September 20, 2023Emergency clinic for Onkwehón:we opens
It was a project over 10 years in the making, but Montreal now finally has its own emergency care clinic for Indigenous clients.
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September 20, 2023Karihwanó:ron settles into new home
After a decade of searching, Karihwanó:ron School has moved into its new location – a home on Zachary Road owned by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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September 18, 2023McGill drills over objections of Mothers
The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) dragged McGill University and the Societe quebecoise des infrastructures (SQI) back to court Thursday after work resumed on the Royal Victoria Hospital site this week.
