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What happened to Tiffany Morrison?
Melanie Morrison wishes more people had the chance to meet her little sister Tiffany. “She was a ball of energy. She impacted everyone that she knew. She just had that energy, you knew she was there,” Morrison said. “When she was taken, there was a black hole that was left. When her life was taken, there was a spark taken from our family.”
Connecting cultures, one name at a time
Following multi-million dollar renovations, what was once Parc Lalonde, the park in Ste. Anne de Bellevue that overlooks the St. Lawrence River, now has a Kanien’kéha name: Kawenothiion, meaning “the tip of the island.”
Public meeting sparks investigation
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating an incident at a public meeting last week, during which a Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief was allegedly physically aggressive with two community members.
Resilience shelter opens new doors
Na’kuset, the co-founder of Indigenous-led homeless shelter Resilience Montreal, is used to seeing Indigenous people being often left with “the scraps.”
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March 18, 2022Neighbours wary of proposed detox centre
After learning about a traditional detox centre planned for their residential neighbourhood, some community members in the Zachary Road area are raising concerns. -
March 17, 2022Traditional detox centre in the works
In Kahnawake, a community that has suffered overdose deaths in recent years and has been subjected to traumas that can put people at risk for substance abuse, many community members yearning to rid themselves of drug addiction have little option but to go cold turkey, alone. -
March 16, 2022Cannabis concerns for community
After finally issuing its first cultivation license last December, the Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) continues to move along in its day-to-day operations with the ultimate goal of opening the industry to the general public. -
March 15, 2022Gas prices putting pressure on families
Courtesy Jacob Cree Kanehsata’kehró:non Karonhienhawe Nicholas got through school as a single mother relying on social assistance, but when she found a good job working for the Correctional Service of Canada as an Indigenous liaison officer, she thought her days of having to say “no” to her children were over.
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March 3, 2022Green Party raising pressure on G&R file
The wellbeing of Kanehsata’kehró:non is driving a debate on environmental racism in parliament. -
March 1, 2022Reactions to Bill 15 point out issues
Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) oppose the political context in which Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Youth Protection Act, was introduced. -
February 28, 2022Kanesatake food bank closure
Community members in Kanesatake weren’t spared from the growing food security crisis across the country, which was further aggravated by the widespread worker shortage and job loss exacerbated by the impacts of COVID-19. -
February 25, 2022Tyendinaga woman hurt at convoy in Ottawa
Courtesy Courtney Snyder Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has opened an investigation after a woman widely identified as Kanien’kehá:ka woman Candice Sero of Tyendinaga reported an injury after being knocked beneath a police horse on the streets of Ottawa around 5 p.m. on February 18.
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February 24, 2022Tomlinson steps down as chief
Teiawenniserate Jeremy Tomlinson is stepping down from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake to join the Kanesatake Health Center -
February 21, 2022Elder food security a growing concern
In a community that agrees on the need to respect its elders, older Kahnawa’kehró:non - especially those on fixed incomes who lack family support - are particularly vulnerable to the increased cost of living and income stagnation affecting wide swaths of the population.
