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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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November 4, 2021A champion of education departs
Though he is gone, Cross' many, far-reaching contributions to education live on. -
November 2, 2021Highway plan draws ire of Council
Talks about the possible expansion of the Highway 132 base began in 2017. The expansion would cut into Seigneury of Sault Saint Louis land. -
October 29, 2021Canadiens’ land acknowledgment gets politicized
Quebec’s minister responsible for Indigenous affairs, Ian Lafrenière, criticized the Canadiens’ decision to refer to the territorial claims of specific First Nations. -
October 28, 2021A safe space for LGBTQ2S+
Not long ago, an LGBTQ2S+ Kahnawa’kehró:non in need of a safe space might not have found one in Kahnawake. Now the KSCS is offering a drop-in support group every second Monday. -
October 27, 2021A tale of two Indigenous circles
In Gananoque, Ontario, the creation of a town council-led Indigenous circle to spearhead projects relevant to Onkwehón:we has caused a stir within the community. -
October 26, 2021First Kanesatake woman MD joins Health Center
Ève Mailhot-Daye is the first Kanien’kehá:ka woman doctor Kanesatake Health Center has ever had. She is also one of a few that have made KHC their primary place to practice medicine. -
October 25, 2021Mohawk woman searching for help
Kanehsata’kehró:non Tanya Denis desperately needs a kidney transplant to save her life. -
October 21, 2021Trial examines pre-contact trade
The fourth expert witness was called this week to answer questions on the tobacco trading case involving criminal charges against two Kahnawake men, Derek White and Hunter Montour. -
October 14, 2021Longhouse intervenes
On Monday morning (October 4), land defenders from the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation of Kahnawake made their way to the foot of the Mercier Bridge and halted a small construction project that was set to start.
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October 12, 2021Fighting for the right to participate in the UN
Indigenous leaders are pushing for the right of the First Peoples of the world to appropriate participation at the UN.
