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  • April 17, 2023

    Quebec minister weighs in on Council tensions

    Quebec’s Indigenous affairs minister Ian Lafrenière said dysfunction at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) has created an opening for organized crime in the community, motivating him to speak out publicly.

  • April 13, 2023

    Vatican relents on papal bulls

    In 2016, Kenneth Deer travelled to the Vatican alongside a delegation of other Indigenous leaders to demand that pope Francis revoke three papal bulls – declarations made by popes – that provided the legal basis and religious authority for centuries of ongoing colonial genocide.

  • April 12, 2023

    Kahnawake wins all-Native tournament at home

    This past weekend six Indigenous hockey teams squared off at the Kahnawake Sports Complex for an All-Native Hockey Tournament, with a first-place prize of $10,000 and a more modest $4,000 for second.

  • March 9, 2023

    Kanesatake by-election quashed

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) by-election has been nullified after the appeal board issued a bombshell ruling that has plunged Council into deeper chaos and unseated Serge Otsi Simon just weeks after a decisive victory.

  • March 1, 2023

    Minister talks gun bill with Council

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake address concerns about the government's gun control legislation with Canada's minister of public safety, Marco Mendicino.
  • February 9, 2023

    Portfolios a sticking point as Council conflict continues

    Following the first regular session since Serge Otsi Simon filled the open Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) seat on January 21, there’s one thing MCK chiefs agree on: there is little evidence of a thaw in the discord that has so far defined the term.
  • February 2, 2023

    Simon wins seat on Council

    The by-election that has rankled the community for months may have finally come to an end, with former grand chief Serge Otsi Simon elected as the newest Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

  • January 25, 2023

    Kanesatake hung out to dry on cement plant

    The government appeared unmoved by a letter submitted by Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille in December asserting the community’s right to be consulted on a potentially harmful cement plant project slated for L’Orignal, Ontario.

  • January 19, 2023

    Delisle leaves meeting with minister ‘disappointed’

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has been fighting back against Ontario’s online gaming system for years. They’ve long argued that the province’s policies conflict with federal law and compromise the jurisdiction Kahnawake has been building for the last 25 years.

  • December 19, 2022

    Divided opinions on gaming project at meeting

    Benefits and concerns relating to Kahnawake’s gambling industry were at the heart of discussions during a special community meeting on gaming, which took place this Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall.