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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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February 11, 2022Search may soon begin at Spanish schools
The Nisoonag Partnership, a coalition of three First Nations near Spanish, Ontario, is preparing for an investigation into whether there are unmarked graves at the former Spanish residential schools. -
February 10, 2022Locals stand on both sides of convoy protest
When Kahnawa’kehró:non Sean French heard that the Freedom Convoy would be passing through the territory on its way to Ottawa last Friday, he became very concerned because he knew that a small but vocal segment of the community was supporting the movement. -
February 4, 2022Nation2nation support Wet’suwet’en
In an act of support, a group of Onkwehón:we is setting out to lead a cross-nation journey from the Eastern Shore of Mi’kmaq territory, all the way to Wet’suwet’en lands on the West Coast. -
February 3, 2022Residential records release questioned
The federal government has agreed to transfer nearly one million residential school records in its possession to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), but there are questions as to whether the centre will be able to process the records in a timely manner. -
February 2, 2022
Winter coat initiative helps homeless
A father-daughter initiative is bringing some warmth to Montreal’s homeless population by donating hundreds of winter coats as freezing temperatures persist in the province. -
January 27, 2022Oka backtracks on land protection
“When I hear (Crown-Indigenous Relations) minister Marc Miller saying that reconciliation is done by giving back land, I am not happy to hear that,” said Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon during a council meeting held on Tuesday, January 18. -
January 24, 2022Honouring Raphaël André
It was a sunny but bitter cold afternoon on Tuesday, January 18, when people gathered at downtown Montreal’s Cabot Square to honour the memory of Raphaël “Napa” André, an Innu man whose death sparked growing calls for action to protect Montreal’s homeless community. -
January 21, 2022State of Emergency renewed over objections
Courtesy MCK The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) extended the State of Emergency this week, but the decision was not unanimous for the first time since the resolution was first passed.
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January 20, 2022In-person learning returns
As teachers, students and parents prepare to return to classrooms next week, the Kahnawake Education Center has implemented new safety measures as it braces for more positive cases at schools than ever before. -
January 18, 2022A new direction for the Onen'tó:kon Healing Lodge
Akwesasró:non Lori Tarbell is the new executive director of the Onen’tó:kon Healing Lodge.
