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What happened to Tiffany Morrison?
Melanie Morrison wishes more people had the chance to meet her little sister Tiffany. “She was a ball of energy. She impacted everyone that she knew. She just had that energy, you knew she was there,” Morrison said. “When she was taken, there was a black hole that was left. When her life was taken, there was a spark taken from our family.”
Connecting cultures, one name at a time
Following multi-million dollar renovations, what was once Parc Lalonde, the park in Ste. Anne de Bellevue that overlooks the St. Lawrence River, now has a Kanien’kéha name: Kawenothiion, meaning “the tip of the island.”
Public meeting sparks investigation
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating an incident at a public meeting last week, during which a Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief was allegedly physically aggressive with two community members.
Resilience shelter opens new doors
Na’kuset, the co-founder of Indigenous-led homeless shelter Resilience Montreal, is used to seeing Indigenous people being often left with “the scraps.”
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February 15, 2025Freezing for a good cause
To close out this year’s Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) Winter Carnival, the 28th annual Polar Plunge saw 19 brave souls get dunked into ice cold water, and not just for the entertainment of onlookers and those who tuned into the many Facebook livestreams - although the entertainment was certainly not lacking.
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February 15, 2025Local joins in on Northvolt lawsuit
A community member has joined in denouncing the expected construction of an electric car battery plant before Quebec Superior Court - the first ever to do so since the Mohawk Could of Kahnawake (MCK)
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February 15, 2025Budding scientists show off their work
Kahnawake Survival School (KSS)’s gymnasium was host to something a little different than an Akweks’ home game on the evening of February 5, as the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC)
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February 15, 2025Deer for one, deer for all
Thousands of pounds of deer meat went out to community members last week, following a recent cull in the province.
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February 7, 2025Bullying incident disturbs community
Community members have been reacting with shock to news of a bullying incident that took place between children during a Winter Carnival event last Friday, with video of the event allegedly being circulated by those involved after it happened.
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February 7, 2025Initiative launched to support renewable energy
First Nations communities looking to get into renewable energy can now seek investment through a new partnership between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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February 7, 2025Home construction booming
Expect more development in the Lot 106 area over the next two years. Work is now underway to get a two-storey 16-plex built in the area.
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February 7, 2025Hiring spree to begin soon
Nine additional officers will soon join the ranks of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers, following a boost in funding recently negotiated with Quebec and Canada.
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February 7, 2025Emergency preparedness top of mind
Council chief David Diabo has some food for thought after returning from a recent emergency preparedness conference hosted in Ottawa by the Canadian Red Cross.
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February 7, 2025Kahnawake’s first homeless shelter
An emergency homeless shelter has quietly opened in town. Though it’s been available to community members since late December, it’s yet to be occupied by anyone.
