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This weekend, Mark Carney will reach one year as prime minister of Canada, but the community is still waiting for a meaningful shift when it comes to nation-to-nation relations, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Tonya Perron has been added to the health portfolio, taking over from MCK grand chief Cody Diabo in managing oversight of health-related projects in the community.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) was not alerted after the federal government laid charges against recycling company Terrapure and the city of Ste. Catherine, despite the alleged environmental infractions taking place within the bounds of the Seigneury of Sault St. Louis land grievance.

After months of his party trailing in the polls, Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader François Legault announced his resignation this Wednesday, a move that Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Cody Diabo said leaves questions for the future of the community’s relationship with the provincial government.

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.

Bill 1, the provincial government’s proposed constitution for the province of Quebec, continues to be decried by many of its opponents weeks after it has been tabled by the Legault government - including by First Nations.

The head of the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) has joined the chorus of opposition to the Quebec law overhauling the province’s healthcare system, citing fears it could harm the health centre’s capacity to serve the community effectively.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Arnold Boyer told the provincial health minister last week that newly passed legislation could result in patient care being treated like “fast food,” with performance targets creating a kind of “fast medicine” that could compromise doctors’ abilities to properly evaluate patients.

Despite cuts to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) being less than expected in the federal government’s proposed 2025 budget, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo is still concerned that services community members deserve will continue to be underfunded.

More than 10,000 people took to Montreal’s Bell Centre this weekend to express their outrage over a controversial law that changes how doctors in Quebec are paid - a law that health experts in Kahnawake say could exacerbate problems the community already faces with retaining and recruiting physicians.