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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced a new initiative to increase the number of Electronic Gaming Device (EGD) permits, a move that Council chiefs could generate further revenue for Kahnawake, but that has caused concern for some community members.

As 2025 draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2026, The Eastern Door staff took a look back at the last 12 months of news in Kahnawake. And, as we find ourselves saying every year, what a year it has been! From major arts projects for some of Kahnawake’s finest acting talent to community protests about cannabis and traffic, we’ve recapped it all below.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.

So much for transparency.

That’s the feedback, quite loudly, from many corners of the community, especially on social media, about the hush-hush Dean Montour settlement last week.

It’s been 24 years already, a generation, two decades: a lifetime.

Like everyone else, we were sickened, shocked, and horrified to learn about a social media account on which a small group of local men sexualized, violated, and victimized women and girls from the community.

The Sweet Grass cannabis dispensary on Route 344 burned down Wednesday morning, with witness accounts suggesting a likely arson, according to the Oka fire chief.

Call it what you will - a governmental crisis, a political crisis, a leadership crisis - the cancellation of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) general elections is a recipe for disaster for the community.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) must prevent cannabis dispensaries before it’s too late, representatives of the 207 Longhouse demanded as hundreds of Kahnawa'kehró:non confronted Council chiefs outside the band office Wednesday. 

Many questions have come out publicly after Magic Palace was shuttered last year by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, after a lengthy La Presse investigation into alleged ties to organized crime.