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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September 26, 2016Hochelaga Rock honoured in prominent spot
At a ceremony Thursday, the Hochelaga Rock's new location along McGill University's main driveway was honoured, as community members such as Alex "Sonny"
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September 22, 2016Cops crack multi-drug operation
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers carried out a search warrant at a residence in the area of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake on September 9.
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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.
