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Several Indigenous dignitaries were in attendance at a city council meeting on Monday evening to witness Montreal endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  (Courtesy Jules Chamberland-Lajoie)

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton spoke in front the National Assembly in Quebec City on Tuesday afternoon to send a strong message to the province about council’s displeasure with Bill 85.

By: Russell Diabo, Special to The Eastern Door The Assembly of First Nations just held its 38th Annual Assembly in Regina, Saskatchewan two weeks ago, with reportedly about 320 chiefs or proxies attending, including Mohawk Council grand chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton.

Artist Jye McComber lent his skills to the Echoes of a Proud Nation Powwow. For the past two weeks, he volunteered his time to paint a new mural at the entrance of the CP Rail tunnel to promote this weekend’s powwow.

Feature-length films and living arts are the focus of this summer’s First Peoples Festival. The 27th edition of the annual event will transform Place des Festivals from August 2-9, organizers announced on Tuesday morning.

After years of coming runner-up, The Eastern Door took home top prize for Best Overall Newspaper in addition to Best Sports Section, Best Editorial Cartoon and three top individual writing spots at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association awards last Friday.

Author David Treuer received this year’s Blue Metropolis First People’s Literary Prize, and spoke about his craft at the McCord Museum in Montreal.

Shiann Whitebean was honoured at the 2017 Gala last Thursday, April 13 at the Loyola Chapel for her leadership work at Concordia University.

Council chief Rhonda Kirby  said the MCK will be consulting the community on regulations for medical and recreational cannabis in the coming months.

What does it mean when an independent Onkwehón:we newspaper makes it to 25 years in operation? First off, it’s important to consider this: without a free press that asks the tough questions and covers the difficult stories, free of any influence from outside forces (including the Mohawk Council or anything that would jeopardize our integrity to report to the people as a whole), Kahnawake wouldn’t be what it is today.