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  • April 4, 2025

    Demands for improved consultations

    The Roussillon regional county is calling on candidates in the federal election to commit to improving the way Canada currently approaches its duty to consult with Kahnawake.

  • March 28, 2025

    Politicians need to answer to First Nations

    Well, it’s official – the writ has dropped, which is to say a federal election is upon us.

  • National Assemble, Quebec
    March 28, 2025

    Integration bill incites critiques

    There are concerns Quebec’s new “national integration model” aimed at immigrants could also harm Onkwehóh:we in the province. The proposed model aims to impose Quebec culture as the “common culture” that both immigrants and “cultural minorities” must adhere to, wording that’s raised alarm at the council table.

  • Kahnawake Peacekeeper building
    March 28, 2025

    Extra funds secured through new agreement

    The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are expected to receive nearly $13 million in additional funding over the next five years, following negotiations with Quebec and Canada, police chief Dwayne Zacharie shared this week.

  • Northvolt project building mockup
    March 28, 2025

    Canada still defendant in Northvolt litigation

    Canada must participate in upcoming proceedings at Quebec Superior Court over its alleged failure to consult the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) over an electric car battery plant, a judge has ruled.

  • Northvolt project building mockup
    March 21, 2025

    Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

    A Swedish company facing legal action from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has declared bankruptcy. With that, what’s to come for the company’s plan to build a $7 billion electric car battery plant in the province remains to be seen. 

  • Mohawk Council of Kahnawake building facade
    March 21, 2025

    Advisors get to work

    Seven Kahnawa’kehró:non are participating in an advisory process that seeks to add more community consultation to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s governance process, as part of the Governance Document Review project announced in January.

  • March 21, 2025

    Appeal heard at Supreme Court

    On the morning of March 19, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the MCK’s appeal in Mohawk Council of Kanesatake v. Louis-Victor Sylvestre et al. The appeal had previously been dismissed by the Court of Appeal of Quebec in December 2023.

  • Golden Age Club building facade
    March 21, 2025

    Raising awareness on prevention and supports

    A symposium will be hosted next week to raise awareness about bullying prevention, human trafficking, and domestic and financial abuse. It’ll run all day at the Golden Age Club on Wednesday, March 26, and is being organized by Ionkwatahónhsate Victim Services.

  • Chalk River Nuclear Plant
    March 21, 2025

    Victories for Kebaowek in nuclear waste fight

    The Kebaowek First Nation has marked a second win in court this week, after a judge ruled that a permit for a nuclear waste facility near the community must be reconsidered.