Opinion
Dialogue? Or sovereignty sililoquy?
The Parti Quebecois, the frontrunner to win Quebec’s October election, has released its “Blue Book,” a 524-page plan for an independent Quebec, but there’s one chapter missing, and that’s the one on Indigenous relations.
Summer Student Scoop: More than just a summer job
As Akenhnhà:ke starts to settle in and the weather begins to get warmer, many people, including students, are left wondering what will fill their upcoming months.
The media should be at public meetings
It has been nearly two years since the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), at the urging of community members, agreed to hash out a media protocol for public meetings.
Don’t take journalism for granted
Human beings have always been eager gatherers and sharers of information, but journalism as we know it today didn’t always exist, and if the conditions that support it go away, it could be lost. And that would be bad, because journalism matters.
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August 29, 2025Hunters make community proud
The Hunters’ Founder’s Cup win is the biggest cherry on top that any Kahnawake sports fan could ask for.
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August 21, 2025As forests burn, so must the spirit
For many years, Onkwehón:we and other climate advocates have warned of the dangers of abusing the environment for short-term gain, saying that it would soon be too late to come to the aid of Mother Earth.
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August 15, 2025Dehumanization is violence
Like everyone else, we were sickened, shocked, and horrified to learn about a social media account on which a small group of local men sexualized, violated, and victimized women and girls from the community.
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August 15, 2025Summer Student Scoop: My time at The Eastern Door
Eight weeks have come and gone. With that, I look back on the time I spent as a summer student with The Eastern Door.
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August 8, 2025No leaders without followers
Call it what you will - a governmental crisis, a political crisis, a leadership crisis - the cancellation of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) general elections is a recipe for disaster for the community.
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August 1, 2025‘Building Canada’ not the selling point they think it is
What does prime minister Mark Carney have to say about the Building Canada Act, which equips his government to steamroll opposition to major infrastructure projects?
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July 31, 2025Summer Student Scoop: Why I love video games
Kwe, welcome back to another Summer Student Scoop column! Before I talk about the main topic, I want to talk about two movies I’ve seen recently. Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen both the new Superman and the new Fantastic 4.
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July 25, 2025What’s in a name?
Anonymity: it’s a request we get all the time in journalism - one we nearly always decline. A lot of folks are shy to go on the record for any number of reasons, and while some are gravely serious, many more are, well, less so.
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July 18, 2025To weed or not to weed
Cannabis. Marijuana. Weed.
It has many names and, as we have learned, it has many detractors and many supporters in Kahnawake.
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July 18, 2025
Summer Student Scoop: The wonderful medium of film, etc
From a young age, I’ve been watching a lot of movies, ranging from films like Toy Story to Lord of the Rings. My parents said I was a weird baby, I wouldn’t cry often, but I would sit through movies.
