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  • October 11, 2024

    Kahnawake shows up for blood drive

    Wayne Zachary knows why he chooses to give blood, recalling how he felt watching TV ads about children in need.

  • August 19, 2024

    Students fight language laws

    Having worked at Dawson College CEGEP for 25 years, there are not many challenges that can shake director general Diane Gauvin.

  • August 8, 2024

    Racist murals lead to action

    Shantak Vollant has been curling for around five years, but when she first stepped into “the shed,” as members of the Lachine Curling Club call their arena, she was surrounded by something she’d never seen before - something shocking and discomforting to her.

  • July 25, 2024

    Attendees pour into annual powwow  

    The 32nd annual Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow was once again a major success this weekend. This year’s powwow saw over 12,000 attendees descend upon Tekakwitha Island for the celebration of Kanien'kehá:ka culture.

  • March 15, 2024

    Dump trucks still pouring in 

    Truck inspections seen near Oka Park this Monday were routine, The Eastern Door has learned, and not enacted to crack down on a large influx of dump trucks bringing landfill, which have drawn the ire of community members for months on end.

  • December 7, 2023

    Support for violence survivors

    Accessing help as a survivor of domestic abuse can be difficult – both emotionally and bureaucratically – as individuals are left to figure out which organizations provide the types of resources they need during vulnerable times.

  • December 6, 2023

    Activists call for Indigenous-Palestinian solidarity

    In the early days of the Siege of Kanehsatake, also known as the Oka Crisis, Kanehsata’kehró:non Ellen Gabriel didn’t realize that protests were erupting across Canada in support of Kanien’kehá:ka who were protecting the Pines.

  • May 25, 2023

    Quebec promises millions

    The Quebec government will be contributing $11 million to the new multi-purpose building project, which is set to house the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR), Turtle Island Theatre, and Kahnawake Tourism.

  • April 11, 2023

    Indigenous housing project to open this summer

    Miyoskamin is a Cree word that means “the heart of innovation,” “groundbreaking,” or “breaking the mold.” “I just thought that what we’re doing is exactly this,” said executive director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM), Nakuset, who is Cree.

  • March 2, 2023

    Chaos at Falcon amid layoffs of locals

    Construction company Falcon Structures Inc. laid off several employees from Kahnawake only months after the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake helped it promote the opportunity to build modular housing for Indigenous communities up north.