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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 6, 2021Wahonwatiianerenhserahskéhnha’se’ ne konnonkwehón:we
(Courtesy Esmond Choueke) (Courtesy of Rosemary Two Rivers) Onwá:ri Two-Axe Earley ie’nikonhra’shátstehkwe’ taierihón:ni’ taontté:ni’, ok ki’ shé:kon só:tsi é:so iá:kon iah tekonwaienté:ri ónhka ne nakáonha.
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May 5, 2021Adapting Kanien’kéha to online learning
As teachers and administrators all over the globe work tirelessly to further the education of young minds, in Kahnawake, there’s one subject that has proven to be even more difficult to teach throughout this pandemic.
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May 4, 2021Search for one of two fishermen continues
(COURTESY JUDITH BESNER) As the ice on the Lake of Two Mountains melted, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)
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May 3, 2021COVID-19 claims far-away community member
COURTESY DIANE MONTOUR Although he resided far from Kahnawake, Matthew Montour lived and breathed his people and culture, until his recent passing from COVID-19.
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April 30, 2021Looking back at Earth Day 1990
PHOTOS COURTESY DONNA JONES BAILEY Last year, Donna Jones Bailey from Tennessee came across these two pictures that she took on Earth Day in 1990.
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April 29, 2021COVID-19 cases at high school, hospital
After announcing a positive COVID-19 case at the Kateri Memorial Hospital (KMHC), the Kahnawake COVID-19 Task Force confirmed late this week that all in-patient residents who were contacts of the positive case have tested negative.
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April 28, 2021You won’t want to miss the language symposium
Throughout shutdowns, event cancellations, isolation and the other ever-evolving obstacles, Kahnawa’kehró:non Atewenniióstha Jacobs has not stopped promoting the importance of Kanienʼkéha.
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April 27, 2021Ottawa’s budget for our communities unveiled
Courtesy Federal Government On Monday, the federal government unveiled its long-awaited 2021 federal budget and pledged more than $18 billion for Indigenous communities.
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April 26, 2021Montreal opens three vaccination sites
As the vaccine eligibility scope widens throughout the province, tangible measures to provide access to Indigenous people living in the greater Montreal area are gaining traction, as the city opens three COVID-19 vaccination sites specifically adapted for the population.
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April 22, 2021Who got the COVID-19 shot?
After an involved campaign and the tireless work of the COVID-19 Task Force, mixed with community solidarity, the vaccination rollout has come to an end.
