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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is preparing to ask the community their opinions on how much should be invested into the Hertel-New York Interconnection Transmission Line, ahead of the project being commissioned in early 2026.

Despite cuts to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) being less than expected in the federal government’s proposed 2025 budget, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo is still concerned that services community members deserve will continue to be underfunded.

More than 10,000 people took to Montreal’s Bell Centre this weekend to express their outrage over a controversial law that changes how doctors in Quebec are paid - a law that health experts in Kahnawake say could exacerbate problems the community already faces with retaining and recruiting physicians.

The Housing Initiative Team foresees breaking ground on the first rammed earth triplex in Kanesatake in spring 2026, according to an update provided to The Eastern Door by Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) caretaker chief Amy Beauvais.

Under a grey November sky, the sound of drums echoed through the streets, flags waved gently in the breeze, footsteps marched, and quiet reflection filled the streets of Kahnawake on Saturday as community members gathered for the annual Remembrance Day parade. 

A new bill that would amend the Indian Act could see thousands of individuals become entitled to status that weren’t before, a situation that Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson said could be problematic.

Okwire’shòn:’a. The trees. They’re mentioned in our old ways of giving thanks because they are that important. They help us breathe cleaner air, they add beauty to our landscape, they protect us from wind and from other people, yet they are so often forgotten these days, most notably with the latest fiasco - Hydro Quebec giving out the contract to cut a ton of them and clear space for their lines.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) this week announced a complete closure of the northbound entry of Route 207 between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on weekdays, a measure that will take effect from Monday, November 10, until further notice.

Even before a massive construction project turned St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard and the portion of Highway 132/138 that goes into Kahnawake into a round-the-clock traffic jam, there was already, in the minds of many, a traffic crisis in the community.

More community members will soon be able to access funds to help them build and buy housing in Kahnawake, thanks to an increase in the On-Reserve Loan Guarantee limit from $175,000 to $400,000.