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Community responds to robbery
Community members are calling for more security to be implemented in Kahnawake, following the robbery of an elder in broad daylight this week.
First Kidney Walk raises awareness
Huddles of umbrellas bobbed to upbeat tunes at Kahnawake’s first-ever Kidney Walk, as Kahnawa’kehró:non refused to let the rain deter them from taking action against kidney disease.
Proposed expansion of language laws
An expansion to Quebec’s Bill 101 could see language restrictions extended to adult and vocational education centres - a move that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) says could impose more barriers on community members seeking education.
Home destroyed by fire
The Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB), with the help of Chateauguay’s fire department, fought a house fire in the Route 207/Highway 138 junction area on Tuesday, resulting in the total loss of the residence.
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May 18, 2021Responsible birding for a healthy population
COURTESY ONAWA K. JACOBS While we all continue to put our best foot forward in the fight against COVID-19, birds in Kahnawake are in a battle of their own.
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May 17, 2021Kahnawake going from red to orange
Starting next Friday, May 21, the cautionary red zone will be put to sleep, and the community will emerge into the orange zone.
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May 17, 2021Dealing with a housing crisis
Courtesy Owen Mayo NOTE: This story has been written in collaboration with Eastern Door Reporter Laurence Brisson Dubreuil. Leaving the community was never a thought that crossed the mind of Kahnawa’kehró:non Owen Skahionwiio Mayo.
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May 17, 2021Stone and his team head to Maryland
COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT LACROSSE As Albany and Vermont lacrosse teams faced off for the American Eastern Championships, two Kahnawa’kehró:non left with very opposite reactions.
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May 12, 2021Going mad for “Going Native”
COURTESY GOING NATIVE Would you like to witness a nearly 60-year-old man on a bareback racehorse, riding for the first time?
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May 11, 2021Restoring nature for the community
Excavation conducted as part of the project includes initial work at the beach area on July 7, 2020. (COURTESY KEPO FACEBOOK PAGE)
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May 10, 2021Indigenous artist in residency at the Centaur
Jumblies Theatre's community performance troupe in the Talking Treaties Spectacle in 2018. (Courtesy Marck Fawcett) After creating an incredibly articulate and thorough application, multi-disciplinary artist Ange Loft has been granted the opportunity to take part in the first Indigenous artist residency at the Centaur Theatre, in old Montreal.
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May 10, 2021
Gaming bill moves to Senate
After criticizing the House of Commons last week for passing the third reading of Bill C-218 - the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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May 7, 2021Vaccines and shelter for the unhoused in Montreal
Resilience Montreal worked alongside Montreal's public health to hold a vaccination clinic for the unhoused population on Wednesday, April 28, at the Pentecostal Church located across from Cabot Square.
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May 6, 2021Fighting for Onkwehón:we women’s rights
COURTESY COURTNEY MONTOUR Mary Two-Axe Earley was a powerful woman who affected change, yet far too many people don’t know who she is.
