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  • September 20, 2024

    Vigil highlights state violence

    As the sun began to set on Wednesday, more than 100 people gathered at Place du Canada in Montreal to commemorate the lives of six Indigenous people killed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

  • September 16, 2024

    Autism demystified for first responders 

    Many peacekeepers, firefighters, and paramedics in Kahnawake will be sporting new badges now to show they’ve undergone autism awareness training.

  • September 11, 2024

    Twenty-three years since 9/11

    Next Wednesday marks the 23rd anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers, a tragedy that led to the death of nearly 3,000 people.

  • September 6, 2024

    Malaise at Maline Island 

    Rice Mohawk Steel has been prevented from accessing Maline Island, jeopardizing its contract to service the provincial portion of the Mercier Bridge and posing a critical safety issue for the company’s ironworkers, all of whom are Kanien’kehá:ka.

  • September 5, 2024

    Quebec takes action on illegal dumping

    Months after a soil sampling attempt led to aggression against two Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs, prompting Quebec’s environment ministry to cancel the tests, the province has enacted interventions on dumping that could lead to massive fines.

  • August 30, 2024

    Cargo ship grinds to halt in Seaway 

    A cargo ship carrying 10,000 metric tons of scrap metal made an unexpected stop near the Kahnawake Marina last week after it lost power, leading the captain to lose control of the vessel.

  • August 28, 2024

    Roadblock training against dumping planned

    After demands for a meeting with government officials went unheeded, a group of Oka residents pledging solidarity with Kanesatake whistleblowers are taking a step closer to enacting checkpoints to stop dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated soil from entering the territory.

  • August 20, 2024

    No arrests in seven years of arsons in Kanesatake

    For decades, arson has been a weapon with which to intimidate and silence in Kanesatake. Yet there are no arrests on record for any criminal fire in the past seven years.

  • August 15, 2024

    Chateauguay fuel spill ignites lawsuit 

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has launched a lawsuit against the City of Chateauguay over the fuel spill that happened in the city's industrial sector this February.  The band council is seeking $500,000 in damages from the city, alleging its fire department was negligent and failed in its duty to manage and control the spread of the fuel from the spill, resulting in “significant fault” toward the community of Kahnawake.

  • August 12, 2024

    No relief as arsons plague Kanesatake

    Minutes after police confirmed to The Eastern Door that there will be no investigation into a blaze that ravaged a new cannabis dispensary Wednesday morning, authorities were called to another fire on Mohawk Territory in Oka village.