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Last spring, Ioronhiateka Delisle’s stepson needed a new pair of skates, so they went to Play It Again Sports in Kirkland, part of the area covered by Kahnawake’s agreement with the province to exempt Kahnawa’kehró:non from Quebec Sales Tax (QST) at the point of sale.

Star laxer Ava Weriasanoron Gabriel has reached yet another milestone, this time being the first overall selection in the Women’s Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) East draft for the Arrows.

Right before Christmas, players from the Founder’s Cup-winning Kahnawake Junior B Hunters got to celebrate one final time as a team, where they were presented with custom-made championship rings.

Everyone is back home, the streams and watch parties are over, the trophy is in town being photographed, drunk out of, and even used as a putter.

Eleven players – six girls and five boys – will represent the community after making the official roster for Team Eastern Door and the North (EDN) ahead of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC).

As girls’ lacrosse continues to grow in Kahnawake, five players from the community joined up with other athletes from Akwesasne, Six Nations, and Cornwall to form the Eastern Nations Elite at the Border Wars box lacrosse tournament.

Center Phoenix-Reign White and defender Apollo McComber are a part of the U11A Chateauguay Cavaliers team that came back from their trip to the Toronto area with a championship banner.

When you work at a newspaper, every week is memorable. Just a quick glance at a front page from months ago can bring back a flood of memories. But while every week is distinct, the year can be a blur when you think of how fast 52 weeks go by.

As 2025 draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2026, The Eastern Door staff took a look back at the last 12 months of news in Kahnawake. And, as we find ourselves saying every year, what a year it has been! From major arts projects for some of Kahnawake’s finest acting talent to community protests about cannabis and traffic, we’ve recapped it all below.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.