News
Steps forward on land back
The Canadian government has announced $1.2 million in funding to remediate the Old Radar Site that straddles St. Remi and St. Isidore, a 162-acre parcel of land that is being returned to Kahnawake, a milestone for the community years in the making.
Greening project construction starting in August
Work on the new greenspace in Kahnawake is finally set to begin later this summer, bringing to fruition a project more than a decade in the making.
Standing against Canada Day
As the rain poured in downtown Montreal on Canada Day this year, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel had one message to share loud and clear: standing together as Indigenous people and allies is the way towards progress.
Major Mercier Bridge closure starts July 17
Work by the Quebec transport ministry (MTMD) on the Mercier Bridge will be taking place during the two-week construction holiday period, causing a complete closure of the Kahnawake-bound side of the bridge.
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March 22, 2018Inquiry helps sister’s healing journey
Kanehsata’kehró:non Cheryl McDonald shared the story of her sister Carleen’s disappearance and death. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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March 21, 2018Re-zoning raises eyebrows, flagpoles of concern
The end of the OCR will be where any businessperson interested in opening an erotic service in Chateauguay will have to go after a rezoning announcement in January.
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March 20, 2018Our History to US Patent Office to family biz
Martha “Maude” Katsitsienhawe Stacey (ne. Decaire) (left) has left the woods far behind at her son Joseph Walter Stacey and Tessie Laureen Phillips’ wedding in 1967.
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March 15, 2018Francophones support woman’s fight for justice
When asking French-speaking people in the region for support, few needed an explanation or a second thought before jotting a note for Melanie Morrison, who Amnesty International chose as their Write for Rights candidate this year.
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March 14, 2018Tackling fentanyl issue to halt more overdoses
The advertisements running on billboards across the province are one of several steps health professionals are taking to draw attention to and try to halt the upswing in Fentanyl and other opioid overdoses that became epidemic in Western Canada.
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March 12, 2018Kahnawake-Quebec labour partnership blossoms
Oliver Montour from the Kahnawake Labor Office, Rhonda Kirby from the MCK, and Tewatohnhi'saktha's Coreen Delormier have been working for the past months to get more local workers certified to work across the province.
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March 6, 2018From the pub to the pump for Norton
MCK grand chief Joe Norton was in Dublin broadening the community’s relationship with the Irish capital that is interested in learning about local history, culture and issues.
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March 1, 2018Workers protest hospital contract
Some Kahnawake workers staged a peaceful protest outside of the KMHC early last Thursday morning over the awarding of a work contract to an outside company.
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February 28, 2018From Onondaga to Geneva with love and respect
The meeting between the Haudenosaunee delegation from 1977, and the mayor of Geneva Claude Ketterer is an example of the positive relationship between the Swiss city and the confederacy.
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February 26, 2018Goodleaf sees hope in new Concordia position
Donna Goodleaf lends her extensive teaching career to a new position as Concordia University’s first Indigenous curriculum and pedagogy advisor.
