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On Tuesday morning, Kahnawa’kehró:non Tammy Whitebean saw rumours on social media that something serious was going on at Kahnawake Survival School, where her son is just weeks into seventh grade.

Checkpoint training for Oka residents and others aiming to stymie streams of dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated landfill into Kanesatake went ahead as planned, edging the resident-led group one step closer to enacting roadblocks.

Months after a soil sampling attempt led to aggression against two Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs, prompting Quebec’s environment ministry to cancel the tests, the province has enacted interventions on dumping that could lead to massive fines.

A cargo ship carrying 10,000 metric tons of scrap metal made an unexpected stop near the Kahnawake Marina last week after it lost power, leading the captain to lose control of the vessel.

Walking through Kahnawake’s library, it’s not immediately apparent it’s at risk of collapse – but if you look close enough, the signs are all there.

After demands for a meeting with government officials went unheeded, a group of Oka residents pledging solidarity with Kanesatake whistleblowers are taking a step closer to enacting checkpoints to stop dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated soil from entering the territory.

Spurred by a recent wave of external media coverage of dumping in the community, a group of Oka residents and affiliated groups have vowed to support Kanehsata’kehró:non with a blockade to stop dump trucks if necessary.

The Knights of Columbus was packed to the brim Tuesday night as Kahnawa’kehró:non gathered to hear the 21 candidates vying to fill out the next Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

About a year after a media campaign that turned the country’s attention to the government’s failures to act on G&R Recycling and a climate of lawlessness and fear in the community, a group of anonymous Kanehsata’kehró:non have released a new open letter to highlight the continued urgency of their cause.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s (MCK) Public Safety Unit will soon be rolling out programming aimed at preventing gun violence among youth in the community.