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After 40 years, Albany declares Kahnawake day
Forty years ago, some of Kahnawake’s finest took a rag-tag group of around 75 paddlers under their wing, guiding them through a paddling journey re-enacting the route to Albany that would’ve been used as part of the historic fur trade.
Powwow back for 34th edition
After more than three decades of dancing, drumming, and fun in the summer sun, the enthusiasm for the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow is not slowing down.
Work continues on Old Chateauguay Road
The OCR Phase II project to finish replacing the water and sewer systems on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) is on schedule, with the underground infrastructure on the stretch by the OCR Gaz Bar set to be completed by early next week.
Quebec more stringent with tax exemptions
At the end of June, Heidi Diabo was trying to purchase a door at the CANAC hardware store in Beauharnois, when she was left rattled by an interaction with an employee she felt was the result of her being visibly Indigenous.
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August 29, 2025New Hometown Heroes banners up in town
The Royal Canadian Legion Mohawk Branch 219 have completed what it’s president Ray Deer is calling “phase two” of the Hometown Heroes banner project, with the last few of this remaining batch of 51 banners being installed along Old Malone Highway last Friday.
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August 29, 2025Lovely day to learn about labour
Wednesday was the second edition of what will hopefully continue to be an annual event, the Kahnawake Labour Office (KLO)’s barbecue.
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August 21, 2025Council to fund special needs students
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) will cover private tuition for 25 special needs students after Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) announced earlier this summer that it would no longer provide this funding through Jordan’s Principle.
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August 21, 2025Major moves made on housing
Three new family housing developments will soon be called “home” for community members, thanks to a new pilot project launched by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) in association with Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS).
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August 21, 2025Language summit brings in thousands
As Kahnawa’kehró:non Waneek Horn-Miller looked out at the thousands of Onkwehón:we who had flocked to Ottawa for the WAVES 2025 Global Indigenous Language Summit last week, she was struck just how many people had united behind the common goal of celebrating Indigenous languages.
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August 21, 2025Purple Ribbon Walk set for tomorrow
Community members have been selling luminaries and preparing their groups for the 2025 edition of the Purple Ribbon Walk/Tetewatatia’takéhnhahs, set to take place tomorrow evening (Saturday) at Karonhianónhnha School.
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August 21, 2025Twin Flames part ways
The musical duo Twin Flames are parting ways professionally and personally, an announcement that comes after one half of the group, Jaaji Okpik, was charged with seven offences, including sexual assault, earlier this year.
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August 21, 2025North Creek work kicking off soon
After years of planning and collecting community feedback, the North Creek Restoration project is finally set to begin work in earnest in the coming weeks and going until November 2025.
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August 21, 2025Busing back to school
August really is more than half over, which means it’s almost time to go back to school - and that means the streets of Kahnawake are about to see the return of school buses full of kids.n
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August 21, 2025Power struggle continues in Kanesatake
Representatives of 2021’s electoral officer, Annie Neashish, visited the community on Sunday to discuss the possibility of taking over administration of the cancelled election, according to multiple sources, following a letter from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) that seemed to endorse the initiative.
