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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced the appointment of a new complaints officer, Martha Montour, by the Justice Services Division of the MCK.

Following last week’s Federal Court decision, which granted injunctive relief by designating the outgoing Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs as a caretaker council with a limited administrative mandate, the “quorum of five” returned to the office without incident on Monday.

A bilateral meeting took place last week in Rome, where Haudenosaunee Chief Deskaheh Steve Jacobs sat down with the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, during the World Food Forum.

At the heart of McGill University’s downtown campus is a spot known to students as the “Y-Intersection,” a site where main roads converge, meeting in front of the iconic Arts Building.

While Kahnawake’s legal counsel believes the worst outcome was averted for First Nations across the country, the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling against the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake has nevertheless left that community, already strapped for cash, forced to consider its options for a debt of $2 million and counting.

For Tehosterihens Deer, taking on the role of public relations specialist - political - previously called the press attache position - for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is not just about taking on a new professional challenge, it’s about being back home after years of working as a journalist outside the territory.

For drivers in Kahnawake, the season of the orange cone and detour sign is soon to come to an end, as the work on Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) is nearing completion for the year.

The community of Kahnawake is about to take the airwaves for a powerful two-day radiothon fundraiser hosted by K1037 Radio to support the final phase of funding for the new Kahnawake Cultural Arts Center, an ambitious $56 million project that is deeply rooted in the revitalization of Kanien’kehá:ka culture, arts and language.

Following a feedback period with community engagement sessions and in-person meetings, the new Code of Conduct for Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs has officially been approved.

Charges have been laid against some of the individuals accused of illegal dumping and other unsanctioned work on the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains, The Eastern Door has learned.