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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March 24, 2017Daughter-in-law lops off locks for love
Megan Diabo cut her hair on Tuesday as a way to show support for a family member currently battling cancer.
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March 23, 2017Saying goodbye to a fluent speaker
Cecilia Charlie was a light of kindness and energy to the end, pictured here at December's K103 Radio all-Kanien'ké'ha talk show.
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March 21, 2017Guatemala experience opens two girls' eyes
The girls from Trafalgar School and Kuper Academy bucked the trend of taking spring break on a beach and did something that gave them a broader understanding of other people, their culture and how they live their daily lives.
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March 20, 2017Business insurance a must, says fire brigade chief
A fire ripped through Plaza 138 January 12, completely destroying several local businesses. While firefighters from the Kahnawake Fire Brigade worked to quell the raging flames, surrounding departments (joined by a mutual aid agreement)
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March 17, 2017Associate principal announces his departure
Kanen’tó:kon Hemlock resigned as associate principal at Kahnawake Survival School. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) Two years is all it took for Kanen’tó:kon Hemlock to realize his place was in the classroom, and not administration.
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March 16, 2017Leaving a legacy others looked up to
Red O’Brien (bottom left) knew, like the ironworkers of the day, that the job required hard work, and the fun would happen when the clock said so.
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March 14, 2017Rapids gives Deer women place to work and run
Rapids Convenience and Carwash now occupies the old Robertson’s Convenience, and is part of the growing list of businesses by the entrepreneurial Deer family.
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March 10, 2017McGill panel honours International Women’s Day
Women in International Security Canada executive director Dr. Cassandra Steer (left) hosted intergenerational panel of Inuk Nina Segalowitz, Kanienkehá:ka Ellen Gabriel, and Cree Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash.
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March 9, 2017Mohawk council considering the "high" road
Council chief Rhonda Kirby said the MCK will be consulting the community on regulations for medical and recreational cannabis in the coming months.
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March 6, 2017Peacekeepers looking to recruit more officers
Officers John Dee Delormier and Forrest Horn provided insight into what it's like to be a Kahnawake Peacekeeper to over a dozen interested Kahnawa'kehró:non looking to join the force.
