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January 19, 2024Canada sought to weaken declaration
Newly unsealed documents reveal Canadian officials were actively colluding with the Australian government behind closed doors in the early 2000s to write a weakened version of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
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January 16, 2024Roster announced for hockey championship
It was a full house at the Kahnawake Sports Complex this weekend as over 100 tried out for their chance to compete in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC)
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January 11, 2024Community feedback sought for North Creek
Since summer, the North Creek Restoration project undertaken by the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) to revitalize the area and habitat around it has been progressing.
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January 9, 2024Strong competition at Club Lacrosse Nationals
For many, lacrosse is much more than just a sport. It’s a medicine game, and it’s healing. For Darris Jones, that’s part of why playing with Brady’s Bunch Lacrosse at the Club Lacrosse Nationals in Orlando, Florida, was so meaningful.
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January 8, 2024Marveling at Kahnawake Marvel
It goes without saying that Marvel Studios has been a powerhouse in cinema for nearly two decades now. Personally, I remember getting the last seat at the back of a packed theatre to see Marvel’s first Avengers movie.
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December 20, 2023Playground takes it to the next level
Playground Poker is undergoing a major facelift, with a host of new amenities gradually opening up to the public. Most recently, Kahnawake is gaining two new restaurants, with the grand opening gala for the expansion held this weekend, December 14-17.
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December 14, 2023Quebec appeals White decision
Last month, Derek White and Hunter Montour made history, being granted a permanent stay of criminal proceedings in one of the most high-profile tobacco trade cases to date, after a Quebec Superior Court judge gave recognition to historic treaty rights including the Covenant Chain.
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December 6, 2023Activists call for Indigenous-Palestinian solidarity
In the early days of the Siege of Kanehsatake, also known as the Oka Crisis, Kanehsata’kehró:non Ellen Gabriel didn’t realize that protests were erupting across Canada in support of Kanien’kehá:ka who were protecting the Pines.
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November 21, 2023Kahnawa’kehró:non shortlisted in Ontario awards
A history of Mi’kmaq artwork spanning over 200 years was brought together in a single exhibition, Souvenir. It was curated by Kahnawa’kehró:non Ryan Rice, executive director and curator of Indigenous art at Onsite Gallery in Toronto.
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November 16, 2023Tobacco case sets jurisprudence
In the end, barring federal appeal, of course, Derek White beat both Quebec and Canada at their own game, in their own courtrooms, and made history in the process.
