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  • August 24, 2021

    Grand chief visits Mexico

    Last week, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was a special guest and speaker at the 500 years of Indigenous Resistance – 1521 the Fall of Mexico – Tenochtitlan ceremony in Mexico City.

  • August 5, 2021

    New chief comes clean

    Steve Bonspiel The Eastern Door Ryan Montour was on a path of self-destruction when a lifestyle of drinking, drugging and high-risk behaviour finally caught up to him that one fateful night 10 years ago.  On March 2, 2011, Montour’s life changed forever after he left a local bar under the influence of drugs and alcohol and smashed head-on into a car driven by a man from Mercier.  Today, he’s a newly-elected Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chief, but back then, he was an addict of drugs and alcohol.  Montour was in the middle of heavy partying when he slipped behind the wheel of his white 2008 Dodge Charger, bolstered by a cocktail of cocaine, marijuana and alcohol.  He had been contemplating whether or not he should drive down Route 207 to his home in the village area.

  • July 20, 2021

    Kanesatake powwow honours land defenders

    LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL THE EASTERN DOOR There were shining rays of sun peeking through the towering trees that circle the traditional powwow grounds in Kanehsatake, as hundreds of Onkwehón:we and friends gathered for a celebration under the theme of Land Back.

  • July 12, 2021

    The life of a residential school survivor

    Trigger warning: This article contains graphic details and strong reference to sexual abuse. STEVE BONSPIEL THE EASTERN DOOR The first thing you notice about Mi’kmaq elder Nick Huard is his sense of humour.

  • June 11, 2021

    A different approach

    COURTESY CBC They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what is the value of one word? Discovery.

  • June 3, 2021

    Elder brings fight to human rights commission

    Courtesy Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations Tears filled the eyes of Cheryl Scott as she spoke about the mistreatment her husband, Kanehsata’kehró:non Winston Nelson, was subjected to while in the care of the St. Eustache Hospital.

  • April 22, 2021

    Who got the COVID-19 shot?

    After an involved campaign and the tireless work of the COVID-19 Task Force, mixed with community solidarity, the vaccination rollout has come to an end.

  • March 23, 2021

    Allegations of more racism in hospital

    COURTESY GOOGLEMAPS Two nurses were terminated on Tuesday at a Joliette CLSC after Jocelyne Ottawa, who is Atikamekw, alleged that they had mocked and taunted her with racist insults.

  • March 17, 2021

    Bishop’s student quits diversity force

    After facing public accusations of racism, tokenism and whitewashing, the Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Bishop’s University (BU)

  • February 18, 2021

    Daycare outbreak causes anguish

    [spu popup="10211"][/spu](LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL THE EASTERN DOOR) Parents of children at Step by Step Child and Family Center have been in a constant state of worry since an outbreak declared at the daycare last Thursday has required children and families to isolate.