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March 28, 2025Politicians need to answer to First Nations
Well, it’s official – the writ has dropped, which is to say a federal election is upon us.
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March 28, 2025Kanesatake grand chief removed, Commission rules
Following an Ethics Commission hearing requested - and boycotted - by Victor and Valerie Bonspille, a ruling has been rendered: the pair have vacated their positions on the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) and no longer hold political office.
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March 7, 2025Leaders react to Ontario welfare deal
Sources close to the situation have revealed more about a recent region-specific deal struck for long-term reform of the child welfare system, which would ensure funds for Ontario but not yet for other regions across Turtle Island.
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March 7, 2025Inaction is the enemy of justice
It took years to convince authorities to conduct a search of the Prairie Green landfill, where the remains of two Indigenous women, Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, both members of the Long Plain First Nation, are believed to have been dumped after being murdered by serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
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January 24, 2025Supreme Court denies leave to appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from the Mohawk Mothers that sought to overturn a lower court’s decision to lift a safeguard order initially granted to the group for work being undertaken at the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital at McGill University.
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January 17, 2025Canada refuses child welfare negotiations
One of Canada’s leading child welfare experts says that Canada has committed “a huge breach of good faith negotiations” after the government announced that it would not be participating in national negotiations on a $47.8 billion settlement deal regarding child welfare, instead pursuing discussions for a deal with only chiefs in Ontario.
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November 15, 2024Trump's election could harm Northvolt
The future isn’t looking too bright for the Swedish manufacturer Northvolt, a company the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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October 25, 2024Assembly vote draws line in sand
When $47.8 billion isn’t enough and people stand up and say that, it certainly gets people in Canada to take notice.
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October 18, 2024Council slams federal water bill
A federal bill aimed at imposing drinking water standards in First Nations communities fails to respect those nations’ inherent right to govern their own waters, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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July 15, 2024New grand chief takes minister to task
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo blasted federal minister Gary Anandasangaree while at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
