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During the Siege of Kanehsatake in 1990, Ellen Katsi’tsakwas Gabriel would speak at night with the men on the front lines after wrapping up the day’s negotiations. One of the men, Richard Two-Axe - “Boltpin” - had a saying. You can break one arrow very easily, but if you take a bunch of arrows, you cannot break them.

On Friday morning, Joe Deom was on the greenspace area near the Mercier Bridge, like he is every year on July 11, to show that Kahnawake is still here, and that it still remembers what happened in 1990.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he feels hopeful about the future relationship between the community and Rebecca Alty, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, after a successful introductory meeting this week.

Just days before turning 80, John Cree was one of the Kanehsata’kehró:non who marched through the shady Pines and the sweltering heat of Oka streets to commemorate the Siege of Kanehsatake.

It’s that time of year again, when we commemorate July 11, 1990, and remember, 35 years ago today (Friday) how the people stood up and said enough is enough.

It’s been one year since the current Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) were elected to their current roles, and it’s a year that’s been marked with political ups and downs.

The passage of a federal bill aimed at fast-tracking infrastructure projects in Canada could come at the expense of Indigenous rights, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo and many other Indigenous groups, who say that Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act could have devastating effects on communities.

All of the Kanehsata’kehró:non on the provisional list of candidates appear on the final list that was published Monday, including Amanda Simon, who announced last week she had been told she had a disqualifying Council debt.

One of the most high-profile challengers for Council office in Kanesatake, Amanda Simon, has vowed to fight after she revealed on Wednesday night that she had been disqualified as a candidate due to money owed to the Mohawk Council.

Lynn Konwaia’tanón:we’s Jacobs and two other Indigenous delegates were in Uruguay last month to make it clear that Indigenous rights must be ensured at the United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-3.2) science policy panel session on chemicals, waste, and pollution.