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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October 19, 2016
Wi-Fi tower raises questions about consultation
Engineer Jay Dearhouse and his partner Parker Jacobs wanted to improve Internet service in Kahnawake, and started a business about a year-and-a-half ago that would help solve the problem.
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October 18, 2016Fire prompts other big environment questions
A fire that burned for two days was finally put out by Mother Nature, however the next day it reignited.
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October 14, 2016Debate over membership and residency gets heated
MCK chief Clinton Phillips sits at the head table as council debates new ideas about residency to accompany the ongoing discussions and amendments to the Kahnawake Membership Law.
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October 13, 2016Hundreds come to heal, hear and help
One colour was spread throughout Kahnawake Friday in a glowing reminder of the legacy of residential schools and their impacts on those forced, coerced or convinced to attend the institutions.
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October 7, 2016Grow-op raided, dealers busted; busy week for the Peacekeepers
The result of over 300 harvested marijuana plants wound up in the Peacekeepers' possession after a joint operation with Chateauguay Police resulted in the arrest of a Chateauguay man.
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October 4, 2016Stripping membership highlights decision-making meeting
Mohawk Council political attache Joe Delaronde headed last week's Community Decision-Making Meeting that discussed taking membership privileges away from those not conforming with the Kahnawake Membership Law.
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September 30, 2016Sister looks back on residential school scars
Remnants of the St. Joseph Residential School in Spanish, Ontario. (Steve Bonspiel, The Eastern Door) The Canadian government’s residential school policy left lasting and real scars on thousands of Onkwehón:we people and their family for decades, due to abusive school practice over the 120-plus years the policy was in place.
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September 29, 2016Mysterious fire destroys trailer
(Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door) “I was angry, real angry,” said Kevin Myiow, after the trailer he had been living in since February 2015 caught fire and was completely destroyed.
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September 28, 2016Orange Shirt Day to honour residential school survivors
Organizers hope to triple last year's participation for tomorrow's Orange Shirt Day. (Steve Bonspiel, The Eastern Door) For the second year in a row, a group of Kahnawake women will bring the nationwide “Orange Shirt Day” to the community as a way to honour residential school survivors.
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September 27, 2016Policing funds remain stagnant on reserve
Mohawk Council chief Clinton Phillips got a feel for the funding issues Onkwehón:we police services face regularly, and Kahnawake’s quality reputation in the field of community peacekeeping this week in Montreal.
