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The claim owner of a niobium mine in Oka has assembled a team of experts to explore the possibility of restoring the site and building an underground operation, but the company is already facing political resistance in its latest effort to try and bring the valuable metal to market.

It has been nearly two years since the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), at the urging of community members, agreed to hash out a media protocol for public meetings.

Members of the Longhouse in Kanesatake met to discuss their support for efforts opposing the Alto high-speed railway project last week, with some attending an anti-Alto protest in Ottawa, in events that follow a Longhouse letter opposing the project in April.

The adoption of an urbanization plan passed by Oka Council earlier this month was merely a formality, according to the city’s mayor, but it set off a firestorm online after an unsigned letter circulated in the Village area suggested it had sealed a housing development at the edge of the Pines.

As the country wrestles with the interim ruling of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal issued Friday - that Canada is committing genocide against Indigenous Peoples – we mark National Indigenous History Month.

Rows of tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, onions, and flowers stretched across the field as over 70 volunteers knelt in the soil, using trowels or their bare hands to plant this season’s crops at Gardens of Hope’s annual planting day.

The Kahnawake Mixed Softball League (KMSL) may be down to four teams and one game night per week this season, but league commissioner Ryan Montour thinks the games and atmosphere are getting fun again after years of very competitive play.

The Superior Court of Quebec has ruled against Elvin “Jason” Diabo, denying his application for nearly $1.8 million in damages against the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Tewatohnhi’saktha and giving him 90 days to remove his business.

The Wahta Mohawks have officially rejoined the Iroquois Caucus, marking a move to bring together Haudenosaunee communities and further joint advocacy efforts at government tables.

Former grand chief Victor Bonspille sent an email to the Iroquois Caucus earlier this month to express his view that the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake caretaker council cannot represent Kanesatake at political events and asked the Caucus to communicate with him regarding community matters.