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Following setbacks in court, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera are seeking help from the Coroner’s office in their fight against McGill University after obtaining a report they say reveals new evidence of human remains around the former Royal Victoria Hospital site.

For the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), Wednesday’s community meeting at the Golden Age Club was an opportunity to show their work on the cannabis file, following last week’s protest against the opening of cannabis dispensaries in town and the ongoing disagreements about the introduction of the cannabis business to the territory.

The six communities participating in the Iroquois Caucus - Kahnawake, Kanesatake, Akwesasne, Six Nations of the Grand River, Tyendinaga, and the Oneida Nation of the Thames - signed an agreement that will look to strengthen ties between the communities in the face of American economic pressures.

Following the conclusion of a years-long police investigation into allegations of financial misconduct against the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), which led Kanesatake’s COVID-19 response, authorities are now deciding whether criminal charges will be filed.

Traffic was temporarily blocked on Kirby Road by the cross Thursday as workers gathered to hook up homes in the area to nearby fire hydrants, so they can still access water while the work is ongoing. 

When Innu poet Maya Cousineau Mollen was appointed to the role of senior advisor for First Peoples Relations at the Universite de Montreal in May 2024, she was hopeful that she would play a part in the ongoing project of reconciliation, and further the interests of Onkwehón:we students and staff.

The Mohawk Council chiefs on the environment file have an updated mandate following this week’s Council meeting. It now includes a new commitment to do more to collaborate with community-led groups, said Ross Montour, the lead on the file.

Canada Post said they are in the preliminary stages of addressing an ongoing issue that saw Kanesatake addresses listed as being in Oka, having sent a written apology to Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs last week.

Many questions have come out publicly after Magic Palace was shuttered last year by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, after a lengthy La Presse investigation into alleged ties to organized crime.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is projecting a surplus of approximately $25.6 million for this year, an increase of $12.7 million from what was previously projected.