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A long-awaited provincial action plan to confront a surge of organized crime preying on Indigenous communities like Kanesatake is expected to be announced within two weeks, while something specific to the community is also in the works, The Pines Reporter has learned.

In the lush undergrowth of Blue Mountain, Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) coordinator Kane Montour sat crouched beside a patch of wild onions, carefully twisting one from the soil, making sure to leave the roots behind to encourage regrowth.

Survey results regarding Alto, a proposed high-speed train project by the federal government, reveal Kanehsata’kehró:non have many concerns with land claims, and cultural and environmental ramifications the project may bring.

A barbeque fundraiser for Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM raised more than $4,500 for the station and its new building fund.

Kahnawake youth are in Quebec City for the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) Inter-School Games, where athletes from communities across the province will compete in the name of betterment in sports through education.

Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) returned home from Westwood High School with a new banner, this time claiming first place overall in the Reseau du Sport Etudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) Greater Montreal Athletic Association (GMAA) Lacrosse Sixes Tournament in the Bantam division.

The Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) Akweks’ field lacrosse team is 3-3 at the end of the regular season, finding themselves in a different position than in years past when they have consistently been at the top of the Greater Montreal Athletics Association (GMAA) standings - including last season, when they won the championship banner.

While a provisional injunction to allow the JFK Quarry to immediately proceed with its restoration plan was refused last Thursday, legal proceedings for an interlocutory injunction are continuing at Quebec Superior Court, with the owners of JFK alleging that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has been delaying work for years despite previously agreeing to proceed with the plan.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson told a Standing Senate Committee this week that Kahnawake remains opposed to Bill S-2, which is currently being considered in the House of Commons.

Community members facing emergencies like fire damage, eviction, or domestic violence, will now have access to three short-term emergency housing units in Kahnawake, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) announced this week.