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Almost 500 attendees piled into the Mohawk Bingo this New Year’s Eve, choosing to ring in 2026 surrounded by community members and guests who chose to celebrate sobriety on the last day of the year.

Everyone is back home, the streams and watch parties are over, the trophy is in town being photographed, drunk out of, and even used as a putter.

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.

Part of the Leblanc factory on Route 207 was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday evening, according to local authorities, but there were no injuries.

For many of our furry friends, a trip to the groomers can be anxiety-inducing, causing many pet owners to tackle grooming their own pets or leaving months between appointments.

A fire was reported last Friday at a Kanesatake home where a shooting took place a week earlier.

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.

Kahnawake’s New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow is returning for its third year, this time in a bigger location to accommodate the hundreds of people who are choosing to ring in the new year without drugs or alcohol.

There is surely no need for a reminder, but for those who need it, there is less than a week to go before the big day.