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It’s been 18 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), a pivotal document that recognizes Indigenous Peoples as distinct and self-determining, affirming the collective and individual rights of Onkwehón:we everywhere.

Last week’s Indigenous Health Research Summit co-organized by the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP), PlanIt Consulting & Communications, and the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR) was the first of its kind in town, but KSDPP program director Coreen Delormier already knows it won’t be the last.

Quebec’s first Indigenous-owned commercial real estate agency officially launched this month, with former Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer at the forefront of the company in her new role as vice president of corporate affairs.

With a radiant smile and dressed in regalia blending academic tradition with Indigenous identity, Konwatsitsawi Meloche accepted her honourary doctorate from Maskwacis Cultural College. 

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s executive director Onerahtókha Marquis is on leave from the organization, with no clear timeline to her possible return to office or reason for departure, K1037 Radio first reported last week.

This month Keisha Goodleaf officially began her role as the director of revenue and business development at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), a milestone not just in her career, but for the community she has long envisioned supporting through sustainable, self-determined economic growth.

Hundreds of leaders from communities across Turtle Island were in Winnipeg, Manitoba last week, for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGM).

Quebec’s involvement in the controversial Northvolt project is officially over, with the province announcing this week that they won’t be investing any further money in the company.

The former Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) land manager, who has positioned herself as the candidate of ethics and transparency in the stalled MCK elections, has come under fire after an anonymous letter detailed allegations that she abused her office for personal gain.

A new proposed code of conduct for Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs includes major additions and changes, including a formal dress code, tighter rules about social media use, and stricter prohibitions regarding conflicts of interest.