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  • May 24, 2018

    Rebuilding life after Xanax addiction

    Kwanatawí Cook’s struggles with anxiety and stress led her down a dangerous path fuelled by Xanax that she pulled herself out of, but not before a painful detox.

  • May 11, 2018

    Community rolls out criticism on cannabis law

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chiefs Rhonda Kirby and Gina Deer are a part of the working group for the proposed Cannabis Control Law.

  • April 19, 2018

    Xanax, cocaine, growing concerns among youth

    Ativan, like Xanax, is in the benzodiazepine family and is meant for one-time use in cases of panic attacks. Recreational Xanax use has become trendy among youth drawing huge concern to many in Kahnawake.

  • March 14, 2018

    Tackling fentanyl issue to halt more overdoses

    The advertisements running on billboards across the province are one of several steps health professionals are taking to draw attention to and try to halt the upswing in Fentanyl and other opioid overdoses that became epidemic in Western Canada.

  • February 23, 2018

    Mentorship program launches for health students

    Alex McComber and Adriana Poulette will be making the Indigenous Mentorship Network for Health Research become a reality in Kahnawake and across the province.

  • January 22, 2018

    Time to kick the habit Kahnawa’kehró:non

    Kahnawake Tobacco Reduction Strategy is encouraging people to butt out for National Non-Smoking Week. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door) One in six Kahnawa’kehró:non are smokers, according newly released results of the First Nations Regional Health Survey.

  • August 25, 2017

    Tiohtià:ke shows its colours at Pride parade

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

  • April 18, 2017

    Woodwork show highlights young artisans

    A variety of woodwork created by past participants of Where the Creek Runs Clearer is currently on exhibition at the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center.

  • March 24, 2017

    Giant colon ready for loads of visitors

    The Giant Colon tour is in Kahnawake today and tomorrow at the Knights of Columbus Hall. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

  • February 3, 2017

    Ambitious initiative takes on community challenges

    A new tech initiative revealed at the Host Hotel in Kahnawake last week is hoping to uncover real numbers for specific potentially vulnerable sections of the community - Peter Phillips, The Eastern Door.