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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s executive director Onerahtókha Marquis is on leave from the organization, with no clear timeline to her possible return to office or reason for departure, K1037 Radio first reported last week.

This month Keisha Goodleaf officially began her role as the director of revenue and business development at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), a milestone not just in her career, but for the community she has long envisioned supporting through sustainable, self-determined economic growth.

A case management judge has been assigned to oversee the federal court case that sprung from the unprecedented cancellation of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections earlier this summer, the latest update in an ongoing saga that has been marred by uncertainty.

Hundreds of leaders from communities across Turtle Island were in Winnipeg, Manitoba last week, for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGM).

Quebec’s involvement in the controversial Northvolt project is officially over, with the province announcing this week that they won’t be investing any further money in the company.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will see nearly $200,000 flow into the community over the next two years, in an agreement that could serve as a model for other First Nations across Turtle Island.

Another important road work project will be happening in the streets of Kahnawake this year, this time on the stretch of Old Malone Highway between the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway tunnel and the intersection with Highway 132.

Residents of Kahnawake may soon notice roofing shingles placed strategically in greenspaces near the Highway 132 west service road.

Remnant infrastructure from the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway has long disrupted the flow of water through Recreation Bay in Kahnawake. 

Plans are in the works for a new Community Justice Centre, which will be built in the space between K1037 Radio and Kahnawake Animal Control Services.