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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has ordered the federal government to immediately address a backlog of claims within the Jordan’s Principle program, in a 14-page decision released at the end of last week.

It was a big day for Kahnawa’kehró:non at the First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) graduation this month, with six community members celebrating the completion of courses that will further their leadership skills.

Just four months into the job, Rice Mohawk Steel and Quebec have agreed to tear up a $36 million contract to maintain the LaSalle side of the Mercier Bridge following lengthy delays - and a failure to secure access to community land occupied by rival contractor Mohawk Bridge Consortium (MBC).

School buses transporting students who live on Route 207 will now be picking up and dropping off students on the same side of the road as the exit door, the latest move to combat dangerous driving on the road.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Waste Management Department has big plans to make sure the community continues to be well served.

After printing over 2,000 issues over the course of 42 years, Turtle Island’s longest-running Kanien’kehá:ka newspaper is calling it quits.  Indian Time, based in Akwesasne, ran its second-to-last print issue on November 14 and will run its last on December 19.  Editor Marjorie Skidders said they can no longer afford to print amid a stark plummet in ad revenue.  “It really is sad,” she told The Eastern Door.

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) has formalized a process to improve services for community members who do not have a family doctor or whose family doctor is absent for more than three weeks.

The Chateauguay Bantam Raiders competed in their President’s Cup final in St. Leonard on November 9, putting in a good effort against the St. Lazare Mustangs, but ultimately lost 31-13.

Courtesy Tewatohnhi'saktha The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) can go back to business as usual now that there are once again three commissioners assigned to the body.  The licensing and regulatory authority responsible for land-based and online gaming in Kahnawake was down to just one commissioner by late October, leaving the KGC unable to host its regularly scheduled meetings.  The three voting members now include Donna Delaronde McComber and Heather Bauersfeld, alongside Janice Beauvais, who’s volunteered her time at the commission since 2022.

The gymnasium of Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) was hustling and bustling this Thursday, as teens took to speaking with local employers and post-secondary schools about their offerings.  Each student had to ask at least 10 questions to the invitees at the annual career fair – at least if they wanted a cookie at the end.