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The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season is officially underway, with important dates now outlined, but the plan to introduce online voting has already garnered controversy.

For Iris Phillips, advocacy coordinator for Connecting Horizons, next week’s Disability Awareness Week activities are an important part of the organization’s efforts in advocating and educating.

The 186 athletes, coaches, and volunteers that made up Team Kahnawake at this year’s First Nations Education Council (FNEC) Inter-School Games have a lot of hardware to go with their hard work, winning 55 medals.

The Junior C Hunters can check off a few more firsts from their list this year, getting their first win and their first winning streak ever last week.

Our future leaders, both in sport and in life, are off to the First Nations Education Council Inter-School Games at the Universite Laval in Quebec City this week, and this is one of those times we get to pat them on the back and cheer them on!

Fees are a hefty barrier for many when considering major conferences, with most costing hundreds if not thousands of dollars to attend.

Reaching local men and boys was a big focus of a free lunch held last week by Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS), where the family violence action group shared how the message of the Moose Hide Campaign fits in when discussing gender-based violence.

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.

On Wednesday morning, Ratihén:te High School was a flurry of excitement as students grabbed jerseys from makeshift piles in the gym - they had been delivered to the wrong location the night before - and finished packing their bags just ahead of getting on the bus to Quebec City.

A number of Indigenous Members of Parliament (MPs) have been named to the federal cabinet this week, not the least of which was Mandy Gull-Masty, the former grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, who becomes the first Native person to lead Indigenous Services Canada.