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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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June 26, 2023Something for everyone at community picnic
Hundreds of Kahnawa’kehró:non gathered on the grounds of the Kahnawake Sports Complex this week for a community picnic to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.
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June 22, 2023Kanesatake chiefs fight land grab on ground
For a few years, John Nicholas has had his eye on a parcel of federal land near Highway 344 and Second Avenue Terrasse Raymond.
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June 22, 2023Basket business lost to borer
Richard Nolan keeps a close eye on the ash trees in his yard. One of them is dead, another is dying: the top of the tree is barren, many of its leaves are browning.
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June 21, 2023Building bonds, one note at a time
Ia’kwanienkehaka Kahnawakehró:non. Tete’weneren ionkhi’nistenha ohontsa tanon sken:nen ieion’kwatre’hatie. (We are the Mohawks of Kahnawake.
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June 20, 2023A leap of language-learning faith
For the first two months of the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, Konwaia’tisákhe Barnes-Jacobs had a headache.
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June 15, 2023Hearse destroyed by impaired driver
Many community members are used to seeing James Day – renowned for his Haunted Woods – driving around town in his beloved hearse, a vision of quirky neon lights and blaring music that he’s spent time and effort installing in his vehicle.
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June 15, 2023Learning to communicate as a community
Kanontienénhtha Brass has always been focused on science. When she was a child, she loved everything technical, and after graduating CEGEP, she ended up studying cognitive neuroscience at McGill University.
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June 15, 2023Kahnawake Brewing Company wins gold
The Canadian Brewing Awards are the Oscars of the beer world. Every year, brewers from across the country submit their beers to be judged by a panel of aficionados, who blind taste-test each can and bottle to select the champion.
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June 14, 2023From the earth to the table
On May 21, Rice ventured down to Wyandot, Oklahoma, to participate in an intensive eight-day workshop where she, along with three Kahnawa’kehró:non women – Kahionwinehshon Phillips, Kaiewate Jacobs, and Kanerahtakwas Deom – learned the entire process of making traditional clay cooking pots. -
June 9, 2023Grocery giants pull Vegibec pending investigation
In light of contamination concerns relating to G&R Recycling, The Eastern Door has learned that grocery chains Provigo, Metro, and Sobeys have suspended orders from Les Jardins Vegibec.
