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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August 1, 2016Blast from the Past: Onkwehón:we at the Olympics in Montreal 40 years ago
The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics included hundreds of Indigenous dancers as part of the game’s closing ceremony. (Courtesy COJO Montreal 1976)
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July 29, 2016Ahead of schedule and focused, bridgework nears end
With less weeks ahead than behind, the MBC bridge crews power through the humid summer sun looking to finish the second phase of deck replacement by the end of August.
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July 27, 2016Delisle reflects on a year out of office
Former council grand chief Mike Delisle admits politics remains "in his blood" though he won't say whether he'll seek a seat at the head of the table again.
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July 26, 2016Gotta catch 'em all
The Quebec Bridge Memorial on the recreation path is one of four Pokéstops in Kahnawake. (Courtesy @kawisaronkwas) Pokémon Go has caught the attention of tens of millions of mobile gamers, including dozens of Kahnawa’kehró:non feeling the need to catch 'em all.
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July 25, 2016Purple Ribbon Walk set up to battle cancer
Helen Jarvis Montour and Gale Laborgne are two of the women behind Tetewatatia'takéhnhahs, a new fundraising group aimed at helping cancer patients and their families.
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July 22, 2016Military expertise at the barricades in 1990
Military veterans were essential throughout both Kahnawake and Kanesatake in 1990 as tensions rose and the potential for disaster loomed. (Courtesy Martin Loft)
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July 20, 2016Mikinak community continues to ruffle feathers
The Mikinak de Monteregie is not the only self-identified Aboriginal community that has caused concern for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.
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July 19, 2016Viewing the barricades of 1990 from the outside
Soldiers from Kahnawake in 1990 were pulled in two directions between duty and home. (Courtesy Ray Deer) During the summer of 1990 military personnel and veterans played a central role in Kahnawake and Kanesatake.
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July 18, 2016Truck ban on Route 207, bad for quarry business
The JFK Quarry has been a staple of Kahnawake's business communities since the hole started to be dug in the 70s.
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July 13, 2016Powwow inquisition part of Canada's shame
By: Eric Pouliot-Thisdale, The Eastern Door The “inquisition” on traditional dances, songs and rituals of our ancestors mainly touched the western province up until the mid 1950s since most eastern First Nations were than more likely abiding to the Indian Act and the Christian values, being in touch with Europeans for a longer period.
