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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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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.
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July 4, 2025Benches benefitting the community
Orange memorial benches are being installed at local parks in Kahnawake as part of an Every Child Matters initiative, starting with one at the Kahnawake Sports Complex last Friday.
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July 4, 2025Changed forever at Ratiwennahní:rats
Recent Ratiwennahní:rats graduate Tióhrhano Zack Diabo says that his cohort of learners isn’t just special, they’re like “lightning in a bottle.”
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July 4, 2025Fighting for Indigenous environmental rights
Lynn Konwaia’tanón:we’s Jacobs and two other Indigenous delegates were in Uruguay last month to make it clear that Indigenous rights must be ensured at the United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-3.2) science policy panel session on chemicals, waste, and pollution.
