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June 26, 2024Murray’s mandate extended
Kimberly Murray, the federal point person for missing children and unmarked graves, will continue her work for a further six months, having had her mandate extended to continue assisting survivors and communities in locating burial sites associated with residential schools.
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June 24, 2024Dialysis patients call for local treatment
For Angus “Nias” Bordeau, 24 years of kidney dialysis have worn on him. But when asked, Bordeau, who is in his 70s, didn’t think the gruelling treatment has affected his mental health.
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May 27, 2024Gun violence prevention program in works
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s (MCK) Public Safety Unit will soon be rolling out programming aimed at preventing gun violence among youth in the community.
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May 23, 2024Agriculture as a powerful tool
When we think of what producing our own food means, with the food sovereignty movement and everything that kind of economic power entails, we immediately think of the things that sustained us for so many years.
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May 8, 2024St. Nicholas Island stolen, but not forgotten
Archives recently made public thanks to an access to information request shed light on why St. Nicholas Island is no longer considered part of Kahnawake.
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May 7, 2024Alfred makes the cut for inaugural pageant
Those close to Kahentísa’s Alfred know she’s got an impulsive streak – trying things on a whim has never scared her.
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May 3, 2024Red alert for Red Dress Alert
This Sunday, May 5, marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) – better known as Red Dress Day. With Red Dress Day coming up on the calendar, the government devoted dollars to the long-awaited, urgently needed Red Dress alert – the MMIWG2S equivalent of an Amber Alert – but don’t expect it to be operational anytime soon.
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April 18, 2024Total eclipse of the community
Who knew people could make the eclipse political, but hey, this is Kahnawake, eh? Everything is political. Ha ha. From people saying it was planned, somehow (um, by who, exactly?), to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy outlining the traditional way our people viewed this event in the old days (a little tékeni entendre there), it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, even if you only read statuses on Facebook to see the latest conspiracy theories.
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April 16, 2024Highway patrol division in the works
In an unprecedented move, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has committed about $4.5 million to the Peacekeepers for the creation of a specialized highway patrol division.
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April 9, 2024Chateauguay site not to blame, Quebec claims
Quebec’s environmental ministry confirmed this week it doesn’t believe the recent spill in Chateauguay is to blame for the ongoing cleanup of diesel fuel in Kahnawake. It’s now been nearly two months since diesel fuel was first discovered in the community in a creek and river near Zachary Road on February 9.
