News
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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July 18, 2017Petition questions Fair Wage Agreement on labour
The question for those signing on to a circling petition is whether to continue using Fair Wage Agreements or move to a system where union workers get priority on large-scale construction sites such as the upcoming replacement of the provincial half of the Mercier Bridge.
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July 14, 2017Morrison still has hope for national inquiry
Tiffany Morrison’s family is still confident in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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July 14, 2017Commemorating, never forgetting 1990
Bryan Deer spent his summer 27 years ago at the barricades on the Mercier Bridge. Tuesday he commemorated that act of resistance with his daughter Kashennoktha at the foot of the same bridge.
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July 13, 2017Claiming jurisdiction for Kahnawake’s workers
Mohawk Bridge workers are all covered under Kahnawake’s Mohawk Self Insurance, and MBC partner Amy Rice said the cost of ensuring workers are covered is well worth the price tag.
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July 11, 2017Looking ahead (with a little fear) to high school
Tewatohnhi'saktha's Heads Up program brought math whiz Kaden Phillips to The Eastern Door last week. (Steve Bonspiel, The Eastern Door)
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July 10, 2017Four cultures exit their silos and break down stereotypes
Four communities with questions and minds open to discovery showed the power of listening to and learning from each other last week.
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July 7, 2017Stuff your face and watch the dancers
Artist Jye McComber lent his skills to the Echoes of a Proud Nation Powwow. For the past two weeks, he volunteered his time to paint a new mural at the entrance of the CP Rail tunnel to promote this weekend’s powwow.
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July 7, 2017Walking With Our Sisters steps into Kahnawake
Hundreds of moccasin vamps cover the floor of Kateri School’s gymnasium for Walking With Our Sisters, a commemorative art installation to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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July 6, 2017Stereotypes cited in winery case
Robert Whitebean and Floyd Lahache are fighting charges of alleged fraud at the First Nations Winery. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door)
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July 5, 2017
Council signs self-insurance agreement
Mohawk Bridge workers are all covered under Kahnawake's Mohawk Self Insurance, and MBC partner Amy Rice said the cost of ensuring workers are covered is well worth the price tag.
