News
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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May 16, 2025Overdoses in Montreal area
After four recent overdoses linked to crack-cocaine in the Montreal area, Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) has encouraged Kahnawa’kehró:non to be especially vigilant, with testing confirming the presence of carfentanyl, a highly potent opioid, in the substances consumed by the individuals.
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May 16, 2025Charges in dangerous chase
Last Thursday morning, a car zoomed past Jennifer Doherty, who was driving through Kahnawake territory toward the Mercier Bridge in rush-hour traffic – she estimates the vehicle was going 160 KM/H or more, with four feet of metal hanging off it flapping in the wind.
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May 16, 2025Foster parents urgently needed
Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) would like to have a network of families and individuals that would be willing to open their homes to local youth in urgent need of foster homes – people that can make a deeply upsetting time more stable for the youngest generation in the community.
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May 16, 2025Longhouses and Council meet
The future of cannabis in the community remains uncertain, with a meeting on Wednesday between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and both Longhouses providing little clarity about the path forward.
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May 16, 2025Cannabis vape allegedly sold to child by store
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson this week confronted a local business and filed a police report after he received information that a cannabis vape was allegedly sold to a 14-year-old in the community.
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May 16, 2025Bylaw barrier for Indigenous guides
Montreal-based tour guide Donovan King is done waiting for the government to address his concerns that laws regulating tour guiding in the city impose undue barriers on Indigenous people.
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May 16, 2025Fire Brigade: “Lawns for mowing, not burning”
As the weather warms up, the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) and the Public Safety Division of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) have issued a reminder that grass fires and other unsafe fire practices pose a big risk for the environment and for personal safety.
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May 16, 2025Oka acts on burned Mohawk lot
After around a year of being repeatedly targeted for arson, a property on Kanesatake Mohawk Territory in Oka Village has finally been cleaned up – by Oka.
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May 16, 2025Election legit, says electoral officer
The chief electoral officer selected to oversee the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election acknowledged a contradiction in the electoral code but confirmed he believes it is legitimate to abide by a four-year term.
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May 16, 2025Career fair fares well
The Ratihén:te High School gymnasium was bustling with Kanehsata’kehró:non of all ages last Friday, and not just to see the robot dog roaming the floor - though it was a crowd-pleaser.
