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October 31, 2022Historic child welfare settlement rejected
Courtesy First Nations Child and Family Caring Society The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has put the brakes on a landmark $20-billion settlement agreement to compensate Indigenous victims of the child welfare system, ruling it does not pass muster with the requirements the tribunal laid out.
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August 26, 2022A legal victory against Bill 96
File photo An email with the subject line, “We won!!!” reached Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Tonya Perron’s inbox while she was in a meeting two weeks ago.
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July 21, 2022Kateri Hospital comes under fire
Pauline Lahache has been visiting her husband Billy Two Rivers in the hospital for many years, but it was only fairly recently her intuition told her something was seriously off.
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July 20, 2022Forensic audit alleges misuse of federal aid
On Tuesday evening (July 12), at a special community meeting, Kanehsata’kehró:non were told that COVID-19 federal aid money had allegedly been misappropriated by the Kanesatake Emergency Response Unit (ERU).
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June 30, 2022Bill 15 targets our youth
In late April, the Quebec National Assembly (QNA) quietly passed Bill 15, a reform to the Quebec Youth Protection Act that reinforces provincial jurisdiction over Indigenous child welfare, making it the only province in Canada to continue to assert legal jurisdiction over Indigenous children.
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May 18, 2022Crime victims’ support a priority
As it stands now, Kahnawake does not have any resources available specifically to support victims of crime and provide important education.
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April 7, 2022Community votes to exhume Lajoie
“I’m just sitting here thinking about all the ones who couldn’t come forward,” said Patricia Kaniente Stacey, tears streaming down her face. “But it’s over now, he’s going.” -
March 31, 2022Lajoie investigation’s findings released
After a months-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against the late father Léon Lajoie, the results were shared with the community last Friday. -
March 28, 2022Moore murder charges dropped
After being charged for the murder of Kahnawa’kehró:non James “JR” Richard Curotte, 30, in August 2020, Justin Moore was released from custody and the case was dismissed. -
February 3, 2022Residential records release questioned
The federal government has agreed to transfer nearly one million residential school records in its possession to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), but there are questions as to whether the centre will be able to process the records in a timely manner.
