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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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July 7, 2023Ready to dance at Kahnawake powwow
Last September, Konwatharani Jacobs took her first hesitant steps onto the powwow floor. Her then five-year-old daughter Iako’tarakehte, her reason for dancing, cheekily let go of her hand at the last minute and whispered “I always dance!
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July 6, 2023Kahnawake shows up for Pride
It had been drizzling for almost all of last Saturday, the day of Kahanwake’s first-ever Pride parade. As the event’s start time grew nearer, nobody knew if the weather would dampen the day, or if there’d be a big turnout, or if there’d be anyone in the streets to support it.
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July 5, 2023Six years, two children, and one degree later
When Konwasé:ti Mariah Kirby enrolled in university – a little apprehensive but mostly enthused – she didn’t know what the next six years leading up to her graduation would look like.
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July 4, 2023Simon, Council served with defamation suit
Two community members are suing the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) and MCK chief Serge Otsi Simon following a Facebook flub that has seen him suspended for three days by his colleagues.
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July 4, 2023Farmers’ market making a comeback
After several years of hiatus, Kahnawake will be welcoming back its weekly farmers’ market next month. Led and managed through the collaboration of the Kaienthóhsera working group and Kahnawake Collective Impact (KCI), the market will begin on July 30 and run until the end of September, with the exception of Labour Day weekend.
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July 3, 2023Mohawk Mothers: Cadaver dogs find evidence
In a Quebec Superior Court case management hearing yesterday, the Kanien'kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) shared the news that three different cadaver dogs have alerted to evidence of human remains at the Hersey Pavilion of the Royal Victoria Hospital currently being worked on by McGill University and other stakeholders.
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June 29, 2023Traumatic birth experiences at Anna Laberge
Kaniehtisakhe Albany was 35 weeks and five days into her pregnancy when one of her unborn twins decided she was ready to make her entrance into the world.
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June 28, 2023Youth Council starts rolling
The communique for Monday’s community meeting gave a start time of 6 p.m., but a Facebook post explained that the first presentation had been rescheduled for half an hour later.
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June 27, 2023Q&A: Anonymous Kanehsata'kehró:non speak out
With an influential open letter and a trove of documents, an anonymous group of Kanehsata’kehró:non has brought countrywide attention to grave issues of land, safety, and the environment in the community.
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June 26, 2023Sharing culture in Tiohtià:ke
The sound of jingles filled the air in the Old Port this Wednesday as people from all walks of life gathered to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. “You can sit down and be a lump on a log.
