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When Ellen Gabriel showed up at the Collines d’Oka just outside of the Village of Oka, a non-Native development in the shadow of the famed Pines in Kanesatake, she was incensed at what she saw: another hole being dug for the foundation of a new home, despite continued calls to halt all construction.

Ellen Gabriel and Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon argued over who had rights to disputed land Wednesday. (Photos by Peter Phillips, The Eastern Door)

The United States of America was split into two dug-in and opposing factions, one that favoured a white supremacy over a subject group that resulted in war.

Johnny Jacobs was given a reason to smile this week when judge Marie-Claude Armstrong found in his favour in a suit he filed, for wages owed against his former employer Mohawk Painting and the Mohawk Bridge Consortium.

Land claims. Use those two words, and a discussion will ensue involving history, theft, dishonesty, entitlement, disgrace and about 28 other issues.

The latest Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program graduation Wednesday, June 8 at the  207 Longhouse, saw Brooke Rice (second from bottom left), and her classmates end a two-year journey.

A plot of land sitting in the middle of Kanesatake caused ripples of dissent through the community concerned about the trees being cut.

The As’in’I’wa’chi Ni’yawak nation met with the Mohawk Council to gain support for their comprehensive land claim.  (Daniel J.

There is a lot more at stake in next week’s election for Canadian prime minister than who will run the country for the next four years (a minority government is most likely).