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  • March 7, 2025

    Leaders react to Ontario welfare deal 

    Sources close to the situation have revealed more about a recent region-specific deal struck for long-term reform of the child welfare system, which would ensure funds for Ontario but not yet for other regions across Turtle Island.

  • February 21, 2025

    The principle of Jordan’s Principle

    Last year we ran an editorial condemning a shameful backlog in the processing of Jordan’s Principle requests, a delay with real consequences for First Nations children in Canada.

  • February 21, 2025

    Child welfare class action opens 

    A class action settlement for Indigenous children and families involved in the child welfare system between 1991 and 2022 is set to open next month, with a Kahnawake-based liaison appointed to assist community members with submitting their claims.

  • February 21, 2025

    Council passes law-making authority

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) voted Wednesday to approve a process for the creation of laws, with that framework itself becoming the community’s first official legislation.

  • February 15, 2025

    Jordan's Principle changes cause confusion

    Chaos continues to strike communities across Turtle Island handling Jordan’s Principle applications, after Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) announced procedural changes to the program this week that could mean a narrowing of eligibility criteria and increased documentation requirements for requests.

  • February 15, 2025

    Kanesatake roiled by address erasure

    Last Friday in Lachute, Kyle Atkwiroton Canatonquin provided his new Kanesatake address to the clerk behind the counter at the SAAQ (Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec)

  • February 7, 2025

    Hiring spree to begin soon

    Nine additional officers will soon join the ranks of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers, following a boost in funding recently negotiated with Quebec and Canada.

  • January 31, 2025

    The gulf of America 

    “Make Racists Afraid Again.” The anti-fascist's answer to the infamous red hat, this slogan rose to prominence in the early days of Trump’s first term, using his own words against him.

  • January 31, 2025

    Prestigious accolades for locals  

    Two Kahnawa’kehró:non found out this month they’d be awarded the prestigious King Charles III’s Coronation Medal.

  • January 24, 2025

    Peltier and Trump in the news 

    Journalism generally takes on two approaches: opinions in the form of editorials and columns, and written articles. When sitting down to write an editorial, you must take a pretty strong stance on an issue important to all.