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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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August 27, 2021Mohawk question ignored by city
A question was submitted in Kanien’kéha at the Montreal municipal council session on Monday, August 23, but was never read out loud or answered, as it was dismissed under the pretense of being neither posed in French, nor English.
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August 26, 2021Community reacts to passport
Following the announcement by Public Safety commissioner Lloyd Phillips that a vaccine passport would be implemented in the community, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake released a statement opposing the new safety measure.
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August 25, 2021Huge investigation welcomes a Mohawk
The former executive director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, Kanesatake’s Kimberly Murray, has been chosen to lead an investigation at the former Mohawk Institute residential school.
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August 24, 2021Grand chief visits Mexico
Last week, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was a special guest and speaker at the 500 years of Indigenous Resistance – 1521 the Fall of Mexico – Tenochtitlan ceremony in Mexico City.
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August 19, 2021A farewell to our Buddy
“Philanthropist is the word I would use to describe him.” For Brian Goodleaf, the son of the late Angus John Shakoia’ténhtha Goodleaf, his father was someone he looked up to on a multitude of levels.
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August 18, 2021Diabo to open in Montreal spotlight
COURTESY LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL Kahnawake’s own choreographer and dancer Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo will be making her way to centre stage at Place Des Arts on September 10, opening this year’s Festival Quartiers Dances.
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August 16, 2021Raffle to help an elder
MARISELA AMADOR THE EASTERN DOOR Mi’kmaq elder Nick Huard started packing in July for a move down the street near the tunnel, as his current home, which doubles as his studio, will soon be torn down.
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August 16, 2021Kanesatake hit with an outbreak
As summer winds down, the number of COVID-19 cases across the province, including Kanesatake, are on the rise. The confirmation of at least 14 active cases in four households (plus two workers)
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August 13, 2021Confusion over land grievance clarified
The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake released a statement on Wednesday refuting public statements made by the mayor of Chateauguay during an interview with K103.7 Monday.
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August 12, 2021Delta variant cases hit town
Early this week, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) confirmed that the COVID-19 Delta variant was present in the community and there was a lot of concern over its spread.
