News
Steps forward on land back
The Canadian government has announced $1.2 million in funding to remediate the Old Radar Site that straddles St. Remi and St. Isidore, a 162-acre parcel of land that is being returned to Kahnawake, a milestone for the community years in the making.
Greening project construction starting in August
Work on the new greenspace in Kahnawake is finally set to begin later this summer, bringing to fruition a project more than a decade in the making.
Standing against Canada Day
As the rain poured in downtown Montreal on Canada Day this year, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel had one message to share loud and clear: standing together as Indigenous people and allies is the way towards progress.
Major Mercier Bridge closure starts July 17
Work by the Quebec transport ministry (MTMD) on the Mercier Bridge will be taking place during the two-week construction holiday period, causing a complete closure of the Kahnawake-bound side of the bridge.
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May 7, 2026Carney accepts Sacred Bundle
In honour of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People (MMIWG2S+), prime minister Mark Carney received a Sacred Bundle from the National Family and Survivors Circle (NFSC), at a special ceremony in Ottawa attended by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Melanie Morrison.
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May 7, 2026Hospital board seeks community reps
There are two spots opening up on the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) Board of Directors, with a call for nominations going out this week.
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May 7, 2026Sunny, sunny, sunny survey day
Why take a survey inside on a computer when you could do it outside on a nice spring day?
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May 7, 2026Kahnawake marks Red Dress Day
Community members gathered at the gazebo outside Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) on Tuesday to commemorate Red Dress Day.
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May 1, 2026Family home lost to house fire
Melissa Frate and her partner Don Beauvais experienced what no family wants to go through this week: the total loss of their family home as a result of a devastating house fire.
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April 30, 2026Update on maple sap contamination
Lead has been detected in metal buckets and taps used by Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) for maple sap collection, but more investigation is needed to determine the extent to which lead may still be a concern after the equipment is replaced.
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April 30, 2026Language revitalization efforts
For McGill University Indigenous Language Revitalization master’s student Arihwisaks Colin Benedict, who is Kanien’kehá:ka from Akwesasne, last week’s Tsitewatá:ti: Let Us Speak Again language symposium achieved the goal he had set out to achieve - to bring language revitalizers together in one place to share ideas and experiences.
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April 30, 2026Push for border rights at Jay Treaty meeting
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo told federal leadership at the Jay Treaty Border Alliance (JTBA) High Table this week that he’s tired of the government “playing the Trump card,” when it comes to advocating for First Nations, arguing that the decisions of the American president can’t become a roadblock in furthering the rights of Indigenous communities.
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April 30, 2026Mystical Pastimes looks to the future
For Dawn Hollender, owner of Mystical Pastimes, it all started with her dart league at the Kahnawake Moose Lodge.
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April 30, 2026Sharing perspectives at education symposium
The Kahnawake Education Centre (KEC) has touched the lives of most people in town - whether as a student, a parent, or a staff member.
