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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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February 15, 2025Decision makers appointed
Two decision makers have been selected to run Kahnawake’s long-awaited Administrative Tribunal. They are Brandon Montour, a local, and Aubrey Charette, a lawyer from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation currently based in Ottawa.
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February 15, 2025Visioning begins for Highway 30 lands
Consultations over how to best make use of over 500 acres of land straddling Highway 30 officially kicked off at a “Lands Summit” hosted this week at the Knights of Columbus.
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February 15, 2025Environment advisory group in works
The Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) wants to do more to engage with community members from all walks of life.
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February 15, 2025Kanesatake roiled by address erasure
Last Friday in Lachute, Kyle Atkwiroton Canatonquin provided his new Kanesatake address to the clerk behind the counter at the SAAQ (Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec)
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February 15, 2025Students prepare for Pink Shirt Day
Anti-bullying is always an important message for schools to promote, and at Ratihén:te High School, it’s the students who take the lead come Pink Shirt Day.
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February 15, 2025Ringette glory for goaltender
Tewehshon Nelson’s English name is Patience, and that’s exactly what paid off for the goaltender and her Benjamin A squad at the Montreal North Ringette Tournament over the weekend.
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February 15, 2025Remembering everyone’s favourite jokester
Joseph Tekaroniake “Dega” Lazare loved the metal band Korn. It was fitting, then, that Lazare chose to go out in style, decked head to toe in Korn merch at his wake, per his own wishes.
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February 15, 2025Governance project pushes into next phase
The Kahnawake Governance project is continuing to move ahead in its next phase, as organizers seek to draft a document putting forth a collaboratively constructed plan to transition to traditional governance in the community.
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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)
