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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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July 16, 2020Two communities united in 1990
Engagement in the TC, September 23, 1990 (bottom left), and the official, “second” wedding at 101 Ahsennénhson same date, five years later in 1995, with the late Frank Natawe as the officiant.
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July 15, 2020Memories of 1990
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July 14, 2020Graduate one step closer to dream
(COURTESY HAYLEY MORRIS) Hayley Morris should have had her graduation ceremony at Concordia this summer, but COVID-19 made that impossible.
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July 13, 2020Clock ticking for Mohawk Council
(COURTESY PIXABAY.COM) In the shadow of the 30th anniversary of July 11 tomorrow (Saturday), land issues continue to be the hot topic.
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July 10, 2020The chicks have come home to roost
(COURTESY ALEXA MONTOUR) During the COVID-19 lockdown, contractor Chris Montour found himself at home with a lot of time on his hands.
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July 9, 2020
Community demands answers
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July 8, 2020Mohawk artist wins big at Dora Awards
(COURTESY DAVID HOU) (COURTESY IAN R MARACLE) Santee Smith won top honours, including Outstanding Direction and Outstanding New Play, for her dance theatre production The Mush Hole at this year’s Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
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July 7, 2020Food sovereignty via aquaponics
(COURTESY EAU (URBAN FOOD ECOSYSTEMS)) Last week, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) announced that it would be starting a consultation process for a potential aquaponic food project, as part of the movement towards food sovereignty.
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July 6, 2020Archaeological dig continues to cause tension
(COURTESY TEIAWENNISERATE TOMLINSON) Mohawk Council of Kanesatake grand chief Serge Otsi Simon granted consent to the municipality of Oka to go forward with archaeological digs on Tuesday.
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July 2, 2020Housing investigation continues
(File Photos) After handing over the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Housing file to the crown prosecutor last September, the Kahnawake Peacekeepers recently partnered up with UPAC (Permanent Anticorruption Unit)
