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August 31, 2017Protestors halt construction at site
When Ellen Gabriel showed up at the Collines d’Oka just outside of the Village of Oka, a non-Native development in the shadow of the famed Pines in Kanesatake, she was incensed at what she saw: another hole being dug for the foundation of a new home, despite continued calls to halt all construction.
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July 17, 2017Games about to begin, medals waiting
The Eastern Door and the North (EDN) team is ready to take on the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) today, as per normal, chocked full of Kahnawake’s talented athletes across the spectrum of sports at the tournament.
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July 14, 2017Commemorating, never forgetting 1990
Bryan Deer spent his summer 27 years ago at the barricades on the Mercier Bridge. Tuesday he commemorated that act of resistance with his daughter Kashennoktha at the foot of the same bridge.
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July 13, 2017Claiming jurisdiction for Kahnawake’s workers
Mohawk Bridge workers are all covered under Kahnawake’s Mohawk Self Insurance, and MBC partner Amy Rice said the cost of ensuring workers are covered is well worth the price tag.
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July 7, 2017Stuff your face and watch the dancers
Artist Jye McComber lent his skills to the Echoes of a Proud Nation Powwow. For the past two weeks, he volunteered his time to paint a new mural at the entrance of the CP Rail tunnel to promote this weekend’s powwow.
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June 23, 2017Canada 150 banners defaced, destroyed
Within a week of them being installed as part of the Canada 150 celebration, vandals scrawled profanities across banners lining the Mercier Bridge, and tore them to shreds.
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June 12, 2017Spraying suspended, concerns remain
Sonya Dee Cross (with children Karihwiiostha, 4, and Konwaronhiatakwen, 2) started a Facebook group with concerns about herbicides used to clear vegetation near the train tracks.
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May 30, 2017After delay, new roof for Step by Step underway
Construction of the new roof began last week, and will finish in July or August. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door)
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March 27, 2017Safety report recommends 207 traffic restrictions
About a dozen community members participated in a small protest on a Friday morning in September 2016 to voice their concerns about the traffic, noise and trucks on Route 207.
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March 6, 2017Peacekeepers looking to recruit more officers
Officers John Dee Delormier and Forrest Horn provided insight into what it's like to be a Kahnawake Peacekeeper to over a dozen interested Kahnawa'kehró:non looking to join the force.
