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March 8, 2024Longhouse brings message to mayor of Chateauguay
Framing the recent fuel spill as only the latest incursion in a long history of environmental racism against the community, members of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake (207 Longhouse)
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March 7, 2024The legacy of Christine Zachary Deom
Ever since Alexis Kawenníshon Shackleton was a child, her mother, Christine Katsi'tsenhawítha Zachary Deom, instilled in her the importance of her Kanien’kehá:ka identity.
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March 1, 2024Dump trucks confronted in Kanesatake
Frustrated by a constant stream of dump trucks coming into the community to unload landfill, a handful of Kanehsata’kehró:non sprung into action on Wednesday afternoon to stop vehicles from entering Ahsennénhson near the baseball diamond.
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February 27, 2024‘Sky Flowers’ exhibit brings on spring
Downtime during the pandemic gave everyone a respite from daily routine; some took a much-needed rest, while others delved into unexpected projects, and anything in between.
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February 26, 2024Minister makes first visit to Kahnawake
A new framework for the working relationship between Kahnawake and the federal government is ready to move forward, the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations signalled at an introductory meeting in Kahnawake last week.
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February 20, 2024Mohawk Mothers halt warehouse excavation
Work has been temporarily paused at a Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) warehouse facility in Montreal, after the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers)
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February 8, 2024Council visits stock exchange
As representatives of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) walked up the stairs of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Wednesday afternoon, they were greeted by a huge billboard that read “Welcome Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.” “For the longest time in our history, no one thought about doing business with First Nations.
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January 31, 2024Showing off community’s history and culture
Local designer Karoniénhawe Diabo, behind She Holds the Sky Designs, has had a bustling few years punctuated with achievements and accolades both internationally and locally.
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January 30, 2024Kahnawake’s longest-serving bus driver retires
After 38 years of driving school buses in Kahnawake, Billy “Whooper” Meloche is finally calling it quits. It’s been a long journey, the 73-year-old said, but it’s one he said he’d do all over again if he had the chance.
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January 25, 2024New dictionary connects past and present
Around 10 years ago, a linguist with experience in Haudenosaunee languages, Karin Michelson, was invited by three Oneida women to assist them in going through the archives of one of the world’s best-known museums.
