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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February 7, 2018St. Francis Xavier lends helping hand to faithful
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the St. Francis Xavier mission on Tuesday to see the saint’s forearm, which has been touring Jesuit parishes across Canada for the past month.
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February 6, 2018"Indigenous" group raises eyebrows with protest
The Communauté Hochelaga de l’Iroquoisie had a tipi erected from November until January in Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard in protest of Hydro Quebec’s 120-kV Grand-Brûlé’Saint-Sauveur Supply Line project. (Courtesy Daniel “Black Feather” Larmand /Facebook)
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February 5, 2018Election Law hearing prompts… another meeting
Trina C. Diabo and Alana Goodleaf-Rice hope to have the MCK Elections Law in place before the nomination period begins for the elections this year.
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February 2, 2018The women who may help with your labours
Jody Jacobs (left) and Kánahne Rice are two of the doulas-in-training through the Konwati’shatstenhsherawi’s (Women Empowering Women)
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February 1, 2018A tale of a tumour, toughness and togetherness
Tekahnekake Stacey and her mother Marty Stacey-Phillips had a year that tested their will to the extreme, but are all smiles after a successful surgery removed a tumour from the 16-year-old Survival School student’s brain.
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January 30, 2018Girls get chance for empowerment and to rock!
Some of the participants that took part in Rock Camp For Girls Montreal's annual camp this past summer. (Courtesy Rock Camp For Girls)
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January 29, 2018Engineering a future in the ironworking industry
High above the Bronx skyline, Kade Stacey employs his skills as a field engineer, nabbing a job that has become more and more prominent in the industry.
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January 26, 2018Peacekeeper chief wants policing program deemed essential
Chief Peacekeeper Dwayne Zacharie has concerns about the First Nations Policing Program not meeting the needs of Onkwehón:we police services.
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January 25, 2018Having an impact and shaping the future of Kahnawake
Daniel J. Rowe The Eastern Door Jessica Lazare (middle) is a young mother learning Kanien’kéha and hoping to help her community change for the better by engaging with the collective impact process and providing her input.
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January 23, 2018Unique employment program coming soon
Kaylia Marquis was hired late last year by Tewatohnhi’sáktha as the coordinator for their new Achieving Concrete Essentials (ACE)
