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October 11, 2024Kahnawake 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.
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August 19, 2024Students fight language laws
Having worked at Dawson College CEGEP for 25 years, there are not many challenges that can shake director general Diane Gauvin.
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August 8, 2024Racist 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.
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July 25, 2024Attendees 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.
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March 15, 2024Dump 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.
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December 7, 2023Support 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.
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December 6, 2023Activists 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.
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May 25, 2023Quebec 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.
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April 11, 2023Indigenous 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.
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March 2, 2023Chaos 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.
