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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 4, 2025Reversal on online voting
The officer tasked with managing the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election has decided to cancel plans to offer voters an online voting option, citing changes in the landscape and the need to shore up faith in the election.
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July 4, 2025Meet (some of) the Council candidates
The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season has officially arrived, with a final list of candidates coming today or Monday.
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July 4, 2025Bright future for media program grads
It was a long road to launching a local media program for aspiring Kanesatake journalists - much longer than it took for the first cohort to complete the program - but the efforts of administrators, teachers, and students alike have paid off.
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July 4, 2025Skating in style
This year’s Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR) Skateboard Project art design competition, in its fourth year of existence, may have been smaller in scale than years past, but that doesn’t make the winning works any less visually impressive.
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July 4, 2025Child welfare advocates connect in Glasgow
When Lily Ieroniawákon Deer was at her lowest points dealing with the trauma she experienced growing up in the child welfare system, there was one thing that made things easier: sunshine people.
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July 4, 2025New salon welcomes everybody
Whether you’ve got a head of hair that’s barely there or waist-length locks, Kahnawake’s newest salon, Glow Studio, has you covered.
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June 27, 2025Cannabis board calls it quits
A former Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) member said that part of the reason for her departure is because of a loss of faith in “the integrity of the system,” with a meeting between a dispensary license applicant and three Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs last year deepening her concerns about “political interference.”
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June 27, 2025Seigneury awareness campaign kicks off
This week, many in Quebec celebrated a day off work for St. Jean Baptiste Day, a holiday that is rooted in the history of French settlers in the province.
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June 27, 2025Stacey named fire chief
When the chair of the Kahnawake Fire Brigade executive committee showed up at the Kahnawake Fire Brigade with an envelope recently and passed it wordlessly across a table, interim fire chief Wihse Stacey wasn’t sure what to expect.
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June 27, 2025From teacher to student
When Katsi'tsohrónkwas Jacobs decided to apply to the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR)’s two-year Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program she knew that it often takes applicants many tries to be accepted to study.
