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Kanesatake currently has one law on the books: the law to make laws. Now the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is following through on its vow to put a slate of Kanesatake laws to a ratification vote before the end of the term, even if the timing of the vote - just two weeks before the general election - is sure to raise some eyebrows.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is steadfast in its summer election plans, even as calls grow louder for a June election date to be respected.

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.

The Custom Electoral Code that governs Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections says explicitly that the contests shall be held on the second Saturday of June, meaning the process should have started by now - and it has not.

After printing over 2,000 issues over the course of 42 years, Turtle Island’s longest-running Kanien’kehá:ka newspaper is calling it quits.  Indian Time, based in Akwesasne, ran its second-to-last print issue on November 14 and will run its last on December 19.  Editor Marjorie Skidders said they can no longer afford to print amid a stark plummet in ad revenue.  “It really is sad,” she told The Eastern Door.

The Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) held its first annual general assembly (AGA) in two years Wednesday night, electing a new board and giving community members a look into the centre’s operations.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has a new grand chief after a decisive win for Cody Diabo, who garnered nearly twice as many votes as incumbent Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, who came last in the three-way race.

Election season is upon us. No, not THAT election! The one with your favourite Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chiefs. So let the fun begin!

Gerald Taiaiake Alfred is hopeful that the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) elections will be the last elections of their kind.

Though it’s been more than three weeks since Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille took a show of hands that favoured an early general election call, there is little sign so far that one is being advanced.