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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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June 28, 2019Both sides of the river celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
Grand Chief Joe Norton joins Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante at the unveiling of the new name for Rue Amherst in Montreal on Friday, June 21, 2019.
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June 28, 2019Finding beauty in death, bones, ink and guitars
Maya Taylor-Barnett is not your typical artist. She is proving a talent in tattooing, woodwork, taxidermy and bone art, and is looking to build a future creating functional artistic furniture.
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June 27, 2019School's out, and so the fight continues
A group if around 150 met at Karonhianónhnha Monday night to discuss upcoming changes in the school system, which ultimately led to a group deciding to call for resignations at the top of the community's education system.
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June 26, 2019Residency and membership laws ready to go
Melanie Gilbert is ready to take on the workload as the regulations related to the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawà:ke Law comes into effect.
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June 25, 2019A year off a century celebrated in style
Born June 14, 1920, Mary Paul celebrated turning 99 years young at her home in Kahnawake with a small group of friends and a cake.
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June 25, 2019Four women push their limits in muddy waters
Four badass women from Kahnawake got dirty and pushed their limbs to the limit at the Montreal Mud Hero in St. Bruno.
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June 21, 2019Akwesasne girls face off MPs on Parliament Hill
MP Marc Miller wanted to honour the country's missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls with this year's lacrosse game on Parliament Hill.
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June 21, 2019Celebrating pride, identity, family and transition
Although initially worried about his father’s reaction to his coming out as a transgender man, Tanner Phillips’s father, Lloyd Phillips accepted and supported his decision because what matters to him is his son’s wellbeing. (Courtesy Tanner Phillips)
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June 17, 2019Door's streak ends, pick up first in four
The team from the Eastern Door walked away with a pile of awards at the annual QCNA Awards though the streak as the association's top community newspaper came to an end.
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June 13, 2019Missing and murdered report labels genocide
Melanie Morrison's continued efforts to draw attention to her sister Tiffany and the thousands of missing or murdered women across the country resulted in the final report delivered last week.
