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  • January 17, 2025

    Canada refuses child welfare negotiations

    One of Canada’s leading child welfare experts says that Canada has committed “a huge breach of good faith negotiations” after the government announced that it would not be participating in national negotiations on a $47.8 billion settlement deal regarding child welfare, instead pursuing discussions for a deal with only chiefs in Ontario.

  • January 17, 2025

    Trudeau’s exit means little for us

    The author of this editorial penned an op-ed for the Toronto Star many years ago along with Onawa K. Jacobs when Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister.

  • January 10, 2025

    Kanesatake’s year that was

    A divided Mohawk Council of Kanesatake is the norm these days, and sadly not the exception, but one chief separated himself from the pack and went too far this year, in attacking The Eastern Door to try to silence us.

  • January 10, 2025

    Trudeau announces resignation

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) will continue working to establish a better relationship with the Conservatives, especially now that prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced he’ll soon be resigning.

  • January 10, 2025

    Akwesasne council signs agreement 

    The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) revealed this week that they have signed a long-awaited and controversial settlement agreement regarding a New York State land claim, with community members unsure what that means for the next steps in the legal process.

  • January 10, 2025

    Canada challenges Jordan’s Principle orders

    The federal government has filed an application for judicial review of a ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)

  • January 10, 2025

    Meat sales under investigation

    An investigation is now underway over the sale of hunted meat in Kahnawake, Quebec’s environmental ministry has confirmed. The investigation being carried out by wildlife officers was triggered following the publication of articles in Le Journal de Montréal that framed the sale of game in the territory as a “black market.” The reporting targeted community member Shane Stacey in particular, the hunter behind Wild Bush Cuts.

  • December 20, 2024

    Precedent rules in tobacco acquittal

    Brooklyn Leblanc hunkered down with many other people to stand up for Kanien’kehá:ka sovereignty in what became known as the Oka Crisis.

  • December 20, 2024

    Polson-Lahache departs Council 

    Winona Polson-Lahache has a reputation for giving her all to the job - it’s not uncommon for coworkers at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

  • December 20, 2024

    Housing project triggers lawsuit

    An environmental group filed a judicial review at Quebec Superior Court this Wednesday in the hope of halting a city-led plan to build housing over wetlands in Chateauguay.