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Every morning at breakfast, the eight kids of the David family would sit and eat to the sounds of CBC News. In the evening, CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite would light their living room.

Inside the Chateauguay long-term care home (CHSLD), something new will be joining the 146 current residents: a mural, made in a collaboration with some who live there and Kahnawa’kehró:non art therapist Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte.

What had started as a parenting group quickly took a turn, as each mother opened up about their experiences with sexual abuse and their fears for their teenage children.n

A new U11 three-on-three box lacrosse league will be playing its first games in the coming weeks – and for those behind the project, it’s a testament to the demand for lacrosse to be played in the winter in Kahnawake.

Signups for the Chateauguay Raiders’ football winter camps are ongoing, and the football association is hoping to bolster its ranks of new players for the upcoming season, particularly in older age groups.

Two plans, one compiled by First Nations advocates and the other by the federal government, have been filed with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), each proposing paths forward for the long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services.

With just days remaining before a court-ordered deadline for the federal government and First Nations organizations to submit proposals for reform of the on-reserve child welfare system, Indigenous Services minister Mandy Gull-Masty is confident there’s a path forward.

As 2025 draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2026, The Eastern Door staff took a look back at the last 12 months of news in Kahnawake. And, as we find ourselves saying every year, what a year it has been! From major arts projects for some of Kahnawake’s finest acting talent to community protests about cannabis and traffic, we’ve recapped it all below.

Everything I write about is through the lens of a grizzled veteran reporter/editor who has seen far too much.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.