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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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May 19, 2023
Political pressure renewed as G&R languishes
More than 30 months after Quebec revoked its permit to operate, G&R Recycling is again in the headlines for its yet unresolved environmental damage, forcing politicians to answer for why more has not been done on a file that has plagued Kanesatake for years.
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May 18, 2023Kahnawake’s first Pride parade
Lacey and Lanny Lazare have been looking for something to do with the 12-foot metal unicorn they were gifted for their wedding.
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May 17, 2023Working group lobbies for harvesting rights
Brandon Rice had gone hunting with a few others in the winter of 2021 to stock up on a couple more deer in the freezer – he hunts year-round, according to what’s in season.
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May 16, 2023Preventing the pretendian problem
Earlier this month, Elizabeth M. Hoover, an environmental health and food sovereignty professor at the University of California, Berkeley, made a public apology for having falsely claimed to be Indigenous, when she is in fact white.
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May 15, 2023Oka denied on Pines land legal maneuver
As the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) continues to mull over the years-old question of an “ecological gift” of Pines land from Grégoire Gollin, an attempt by municipality of Oka lawyers to leverage Kanesatake land claims against him has been rejected.
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May 12, 2023Collectables Expo welcomes nerds of all stripes
The Kahnawake Sports Complex swapped its ice surface and nets for trading cards and vintage toys as it hosted the K-Town Collectables Expo last weekend.
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May 11, 2023McGregor earns honorary doctorate
The only person Iakenhniseriiostha McGregor has ever wanted to be like is her grandmother, Amelia McGregor. “She has the ability to accomplish anything she puts her mind and heart into,” Iakenhniseriiostha said.
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May 10, 2023The devil’s in the donuts
When it comes to living life, Kahnawa’kehró:non James Day said he goes by one motto: “You’ve got to think outside the box, because soon enough, you’ll be in one.” And, as usual, thinking outside the box has led to another eccentric business venture for Day, owner of Haunted Dogs, a restaurant providing all sorts of outlandish fast-food options.
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May 8, 2023Meet Kahnawake’s two new principals
The Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) has announced that two of its schools will have new leaders come August. Sarah Phillips has been named the incoming principal of Kahnawake Survival School (KSS), while Kevin Gault will helm Kateri School.
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May 5, 2023Water levels set to recede in coming days
Kanehsata’kehró:non with homes on the water are dealing with flooding and anxiety this week as water levels have risen, but the devastation of the 2017 and 2019 floods is expected to be avoided.
