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November 29, 2021Kanien’kehá:ka among land defenders arrested
On the morning of November 18, helicopters were whipping the air above the Gidimt’en checkpoint in Wet’suwet’en territory. Given the history of the Wet’suwet’en struggle against the encroachment of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) oil pipeline, it was an ominous sight for the land defenders below. -
October 21, 2021Trial examines pre-contact trade
The fourth expert witness was called this week to answer questions on the tobacco trading case involving criminal charges against two Kahnawake men, Derek White and Hunter Montour. -
October 14, 2021Longhouse intervenes
On Monday morning (October 4), land defenders from the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation of Kahnawake made their way to the foot of the Mercier Bridge and halted a small construction project that was set to start.
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October 7, 2021Remembering the children
With the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves at former residential school sites across the country and Canada finally recognizing its dark and deplorable past by creating a national statutory holiday - the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - September 30 in Kahnawake became a celebration of love and healing. -
September 27, 2021Spirit Children’s Walk going strong
An odd 200 kilometres separates Kanehsatake from the town of Arnprior, Ontario. Since the Spirit Children’s Walk began on September 9, this has been the distance travelled by Kanehsatake resident and father, Al Harrington, his son Nation, and Ottawa resident Jessica-Lee Dinovitzer.
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September 23, 2021Tobacco trial restarts
The second phase of the cross-border tobacco trading trial with Kahnawake’s Derek White and Hunter Montour began this week, with its first expert witness testimony.
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September 22, 2021Kahnawake to honour residential school victims
The verdict in Kahnawake is unanimous: all offices and organizations will be closed on September 30, as the community declares the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day). -
September 16, 2021Looking deeper at land claims
Land claims and land grievances are no stranger to Onkwehón:we, and the convoluted history of Indigenous rights and lands has been prevalent since settlers arrived hundreds of years ago.
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September 10, 2021Investigation reveals damning contamination
LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL, THE EASTERN DOOR John Harding has never gotten used to the stink. Every time he neared the G&R Recycling site and the waters that flow by its operations on Kanehsatake land, his nose filled with “the smell of opening a septic tank and sticking your head inside.
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September 9, 2021Passports, Delta and outrage
Kahnawake is sitting in a difficult position. As the fourth wave and the red zone have been announced, the local Public Health team and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
