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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 7, 2025Gabriel’s book shortlisted for award
The past few months have seen Ellen Katsi’tsakwas Gabriel and co-author Sean Carleton travel to a number of cities, sharing their book, When the Pine Needles Fall, with readers all over Turtle Island.
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February 7, 2025Paramedic memorial to honour fallen
When Robert Bonspiel was approached by the Canadian Paramedic Memorial Foundation to sit on its board - becoming its only Indigenous member - he didn’t hesitate.
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February 7, 2025Night Market goers brave the cold
The Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC)’s Winter Carnival has always been on the lookout for ways to make their event better each year.
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February 7, 2025Crowd loves lip-sync comp
Some might think that the Super Bowl half-time show is taking place this Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.
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February 7, 2025Local named to Queen’s Court for parade
This year’s Chateauguay Valley Irish Heritage Association (CVIHA) Queen Selection and Celtic Celebration was a momentous affair, with more than 200 people in attendance to find out who would be the Queen and her court for their St. Patrick’s Day parade in March.
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February 7, 2025Dancing in Seminole country
Dancing is always medicine for those who enter the powwow arena, and that was particularly true at last weekend’s Seminole Powwow in Florida, where the floor was filled with red dresses, as Onkwehón:we from across Turtle Island joined together for a special dance to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
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January 31, 2025
Concordia bridges the gap
This fall, Concordia University is hoping to make its degrees more accessible to Onkwehón:we students, with the addition of new bridging programs that aim to break down barriers to higher education.
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January 31, 2025Council to oversee remediation of golf course
At a meeting hosted last week by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), management at the Kanawaki Golf Club admitted to mishandling old cement pipes laced with asbestos after they were discovered by their staff, Council chiefs who attended told The Eastern Door.
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January 31, 2025Missing teen rescued in Kanesatake
Kanesatake and surrounding communities came together this week for a search and rescue mission that had a happy ending, with a 14 year-old girl found safely in the Pines after losing her way on a frigid night.
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January 31, 2025More space at Elders’ Lodge
Home care nurses at the Turtle Bay Elders’ Lodge now have a brighter area to work from, having moved into a new modular trailer at the rear of the building - leaving the old office space to be turned into a new living room for residents.
