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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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March 14, 2025Gaming bill to be revived
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he’s feeling hopeful since the squashing of a proposed gaming law after the proroguing of Parliament, calling it a “blessing in disguise.”
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March 14, 2025Q&A: Child welfare settlement opens
This week, the first stage of the claims process opened for a landmark class action settlement that seeks to compensate children and their families who were harmed by the chronic underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services.
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March 14, 2025Inflation fund coming to end
For the final month of the existence of the Inflation Fund Benefit, the Kahnawà:ke Social Assistance Program (KSAP) of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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March 14, 2025Canada greenlights river study
A regional assessment study of the St. Lawrence River has now been authorized, after a request for one was put in by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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March 14, 2025Breaking the ice
Icebreaking operations will commence next week, an annual project undertaken by the Canadian Coast Guard to ensure marine vessels can move safely through the St. Lawrence Seaway as winter ice melts.
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March 14, 2025Council delays Route 132 project
A joint project to modernize Route 132 has been stalled because Kahnawake refuses to collaborate with elected officials from surrounding municipalities.
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March 14, 2025Extradition sought in smuggling case
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that two Ahkwesahsró:non allegedly involved in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of nine people in the St. Lawrence River may be extradited to the United States.
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March 14, 2025Council chiefs take to airwaves
After pushback from the community on the recently passed Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs Brant Etienne and Serge Otsi Simon hosted a community meeting online and on Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR)
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March 14, 2025Few leads in reno dump
Heaps of refuse from a bathroom renovation found at the lacrosse box Monday morning marks the fifth or sixth similar incident in recent months.
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March 14, 2025Poems for reconciliation
Karonhienhawe Nicholas had never tried her hand at creative writing before last year, but now that her first piece is published she’s got confidence under her wings – particularly since she gets to see her words in print alongside the words of her children.
