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Several Indigenous dignitaries were in attendance at a city council meeting on Monday evening to witness Montreal endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  (Courtesy Jules Chamberland-Lajoie)

“I can see that they are working hard,” said Onake Paddling Club Coach Maris Jacobs about first time paddlers performace at provincials last week.

Several Kahnawa’kehró:non were among a contingent of Indigenous people that danced and marched in Montreal’s Pride parade on Sunday afternoon.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton spoke in front the National Assembly in Quebec City on Tuesday afternoon to send a strong message to the province about council’s displeasure with Bill 85.

Kahente McGregor is all smiles now that her son Madden is cancer-free for two years. (Ambre Giovanni, The Eastern Door)

(Photos by Ambre Giovanni, The Eastern Door) As Kanehsata’kehró:non rolled in on Tuesday morning at a disputed site just outside the Village of Oka, they noticed the new street names and stop signs.

By: Russell Diabo, Special to The Eastern Door The Assembly of First Nations just held its 38th Annual Assembly in Regina, Saskatchewan two weeks ago, with reportedly about 320 chiefs or proxies attending, including Mohawk Council grand chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton.

A familiar face to many in Kahnawake graces the cover of Van Morrison’s new album. (Courtesy vanmorrison.com) (In the interest of full disclosure, my brother, Michael Graif, is the lawyer representing Billy Two Rivers.

Michaela Montour with her daughters: Three-year-old Brayley-Jane and five-month-old Isabella. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door) At only five months old, Isabella Fure has undergone a number of major medical procedures that most won’t endure in a lifetime.

Devan Peterson will be representing the First Nations Regional Adult Education Centre in Cameroon. (Courtesy Devan Peterson) By: Rebecca Chant, The Eastern Door Devan Peterson, a student at the First Nations Regional Adult Education Centre, is heading to Cameroon, Africa to help build a water tank and exchange knowledge about food sustainability.