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Two weeks ago, the doors to Kahnawake’s major new cultural arts centre, Kanatahkwèn:ke, swung open. It was two students from Kahnawake Survival School who had come in hopes of getting a tour.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson will be suspended without pay for two days from the Council table, following a formal complaint lodged against him by the rest of the Council more than a year ago.

In meetings with federal ministers at the Iroquois Caucus in Ottawa this week, Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) caretaker council member Brant Etienne is urging the government to work with the council on security needs in Kanesatake.

Lead has been detected in metal buckets and taps used by Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) for maple sap collection, but more investigation is needed to determine the extent to which lead may still be a concern after the equipment is replaced.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo told federal leadership at the Jay Treaty Border Alliance (JTBA) High Table this week that he’s tired of the government “playing the Trump card,” when it comes to advocating for First Nations, arguing that the decisions of the American president can’t become a roadblock in furthering the rights of Indigenous communities.

Two community members were honoured by the lieutenant governor of Quebec last weekend at a special ceremony held in Monteregie.

Last week, caretaker council member Serge Otsi Simon and Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) education director Watsenniostha Nelson attended the First Nations Education Council’s (FNEC) annual general meeting in Quebec City, where they discussed ways to fund and strengthen Indigenous education.

The First Nations Education Council (FNEC) marked its 40th anniversary by honouring key figures who helped transform Indigenous education, including longtime educator and advocate Linda Simon.

The Federal Court case over Kanesatake’s election process is set to book a date for the hearing, according to court documents, in a case that will decide when and how the community’s next election will occur.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake caretaker council continues to work under a limited mandate as council and community await the next steps of a Federal Court hearing that will eventually allow for an election.