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Community responds to robbery
Community members are calling for more security to be implemented in Kahnawake, following the robbery of an elder in broad daylight this week.
First Kidney Walk raises awareness
Huddles of umbrellas bobbed to upbeat tunes at Kahnawake’s first-ever Kidney Walk, as Kahnawa’kehró:non refused to let the rain deter them from taking action against kidney disease.
Proposed expansion of language laws
An expansion to Quebec’s Bill 101 could see language restrictions extended to adult and vocational education centres - a move that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) says could impose more barriers on community members seeking education.
Home destroyed by fire
The Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB), with the help of Chateauguay’s fire department, fought a house fire in the Route 207/Highway 138 junction area on Tuesday, resulting in the total loss of the residence.
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July 11, 2025Another school year in the books
After months of early mornings, school sports, field trips, and exams, students at Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) schools are finally on summer vacation - and so too are KEC staff.
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July 11, 2025All names make it to final list
All of the Kanehsata’kehró:non on the provisional list of candidates appear on the final list that was published Monday, including Amanda Simon, who announced last week she had been told she had a disqualifying Council debt.
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July 11, 2025Meet the grand chief candidates
The Eastern Door invited everyone running for a spot on Council to make their pitch in their own words, answering the same questions in the same amount of space. This week it’s the grand chief candidates’ turn to make their pitch directly to readers.
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July 11, 2025New van meets you where you’re at
A brand-new mobile outreach service is on the streets of Kahnawake, thanks to a more than $200,000 grant secured by Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) that covered the purchase of a van to better support community needs.
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July 11, 2025Peacekeepers say goodbye to veterans
After 34 years on the job, a record for the Peacekeepers, Clint Jacobs and Walter Montour are are both entering retirement.
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July 11, 2025From Tahiti to Costa Rica
Tahiti restaurant has once again fired up the fryer for Kahnawake, with the Chateauguay establishment doing its part to help fund the next big Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) trip, this time to Costa Rica in 2026.
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July 11, 2025Array of activities on offer
With the summer well underway, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Sports and Recreation Unit has opened activities all around the community.
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July 11, 2025Williams named university section chair
Dr. Kona Williams, the first Indigenous person in Canada to be a forensic pathologist, will be tackling a new challenge - this time in the field of education, being named the new section chair in pathology at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) on June 27.
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July 11, 2025Okpik charged with sexual assault
Jaaji Okpik, one half of the musical duo Twin Flames, is facing multiple charges related to offenses that allegedly took place during his time as a police officer in Nunavik in the early 2000s, following a months-long investigation by Quebec’s Office of Independent Investigations (BEI).
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July 4, 2025Candidate disqualified
One of the most high-profile challengers for Council office in Kanesatake, Amanda Simon, has vowed to fight after she revealed on Wednesday night that she had been disqualified as a candidate due to money owed to the Mohawk Council.
