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Truck inspections seen near Oka Park this Monday were routine, The Eastern Door has learned, and not enacted to crack down on a large influx of dump trucks bringing landfill, which have drawn the ire of community members for months on end.

Frustrated by a constant stream of dump trucks coming into the community to unload landfill, a handful of Kanehsata’kehró:non sprung into action on Wednesday afternoon to stop vehicles from entering Ahsennénhson near the baseball diamond.

Community members tuning in for beloved quiz show Jeopardy! last week might’ve been surprised to see a familiar word in one contestant’s sign off, after St. Francis Xavier Mission Catholic Church organist Vince Bacani ended his time in the Wild Card Tournament with a simple “Thanks/Merci/Niá:wen.” “After my appearance, so many people messaged me.

A decade ago, as soon as Watsenniiostha Nelson handed in her final project at Kiuna College, it dawned on her what she wanted to do with her life.

A lawyer representing Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille sought to undermine a band council resolution to initiate preliminary work on the toxic G&R Recycling site, claiming that the majority of chiefs have been removed from office.

Warisose Gabriel was born at home in Akwesasne in 1943, delivered by the local midwife – her own grandmother, Josephine Tiawentinon Thompson.

About a year ago, between dialysis treatments, Tanya Denis stood in an airplane hurtling thousands of feet above St. Jerome.

Kailey Karahkwinéhtha Nicholas likens the Youth Collective – no longer known as the Youth Council – to a security blanket. “I don’t think people don’t want to go to events because they don’t care; it’s because they don’t feel supported,” said Nicholas.

In the early days of the Siege of Kanehsatake, also known as the Oka Crisis, Kanehsata’kehró:non Ellen Gabriel didn’t realize that protests were erupting across Canada in support of Kanien’kehá:ka who were protecting the Pines.

Members at a community meeting held Wednesday night by Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille voted in favour of launching an early general election, but it is far from clear that the call is valid.