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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.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is preparing to ask the community their opinions on how much should be invested into the Hertel-New York Interconnection Transmission Line, ahead of the project being commissioned in early 2026.

For many community members, the topics of taxes and estate planning are difficult ones to navigate. From understanding wills and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)’s role in estate planning, to dealing with tax complaints and filing issues, there’s a multitude of problems that Kahnawa’kehró:non need support with on a daily basis.

Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week’s Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) Summit, where he and other Indigenous leaders spoke with major stakeholders in the industry.

Economic Development Portfolio Lead at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Chief Paul Rice addressed industry leaders this week, telling them projects on unceded territory must include at least 50 percent equity for First Nations.

There’s scarcely a more agreed upon value in Kahnawake than the need to respect and protect Mother Earth.

Let’s face it, the sanctity of the environment is one of the most pressing issues on the planet. After all, without the security of the ecosystems that sustain us, we truly have nothing.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) did not go it alone at the Supreme Court of Canada, which heard Council’s appeal last month against Sylvestre et al. 

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is projecting a surplus of approximately $25.6 million for this year, an increase of $12.7 million from what was previously projected.

On the morning of March 19, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the MCK’s appeal in Mohawk Council of Kanesatake v. Louis-Victor Sylvestre et al. The appeal had previously been dismissed by the Court of Appeal of Quebec in December 2023.

Two behemoths are duking it out, and as usual neither one is paying any mind to the Indigenous nations whose land they’re on, nor to the fact these nations don’t recognize the legitimacy of an imaginary line imposed on Turtle Island by colonial powers.