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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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.
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June 30, 2017Painting sunsets for stolen Onkwehón:we sisters
Twenty participants painted works of art on Monday eveningas a part of a fundraising event organized by Walking With Our Sisters Kahnawake.
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June 29, 2017Kahnawake athletes get $40K boost
Kenneth Montour, Travis Zachary, Jeffrey Diabo, and Teken Diabo were among the golfers to hit the greens of Kanawaki on Monday for the Kateri Memorial Foundation's annual fundraising tournament.
