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“Canada is continuing genocide”
At the daphne art centre in Tiohtià:ke on Friday, those in the room and watching the live stream heard the judges from the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal read out their verdict: the government of Canada has committed and continues to commit genocide against Indigenous Peoples.
Chiefs frustrated with Bill 1
Discussing Quebec’s proposed constitution, also known as Bill 1, was top of mind at the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) chiefs’ assembly last week, held in Montreal over four days.
Study shows pattern of violence
The second phase of a study into obstetric violence towards Indigenous women in Quebec has seen almost 100 more individuals share their testimonies with researchers, with stories from more than 130 women demonstrating a pattern of abuse across the province.
Child injured in ATV accident
An accident at Matty’s Park Monday night has put the focus once more on ATV usage in Kahnawake - particularly by those operating them that are younger than the official minimum age of 16.
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September 21, 2016Old Laforce Tourist Home becomes a memory
There is so much history in many old houses in Kahnawake that’s sometimes forgotten, oftentimes left unexplored, until they are torn down.
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September 20, 2016Membership hearings resume in force
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s membership portfolio chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer gets the next session of consultations underway on the Kahnawake Membership Law.
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September 16, 2016Haudenosaunee show support for Standing Rock
Dozens of community members marched throughout the streets of Kahnawake in solidarity of the people in Standing Rock, (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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September 16, 2016Blast from the Past: Documentary shines light on Kanawaki leases
A MCK-produced documentary will premier tonight and answer many of the questions people in Kahnawake may have about the original lease, operation and potential future of the Kanawaki Golf Club.
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September 15, 2016Traffic on 207 leads to protest
About a dozen community members participated in a small protest Friday morning to voice their concerns about the traffic, noise and trucks on Route 207.
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September 14, 2016Great-great granddaughter reflects on gifted gem
Kanien’kehá:ka women in Kahnawake wore shawls over their head and shoulders during the early 20th century. (Courtesy McCord Museum)
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September 12, 2016Morrison’s cross broken, discarded
The cross made by the late Jack Morrison to honour his daughter Tiffany, who murder remains unsolved, was vandalized, broken and thrown onto the access road, leaving the family with grief and anger.
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September 10, 2016Standing Rock turns into a gathering place
Courtesy Gail Chamberlain, Konwenni Jacobs Another wave, so to speak, of Onkwehón:we from the north arrived this week at Standing Rock, North Dakota, where protectors of the land have been pepper-sprayed, attacked by security and dogs, and continue to build up support from across Turtle Island against a $3.8 billion pipeline.
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September 9, 2016Dance of help after fire
A very hot and raging fire destroyed a family home in the middle of Kahnawake last month. By the time firefighters arrived on scene the building was completely engulfed in flames.
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September 8, 2016Councils protest pipeline process
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake lawyer Francis Walsh along with council grand chiefs Serge “Otsi” Simon and Joe Norton (pictured) remind the public that pipelines without their consent and accommodation will not flow through the region.
