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COURTESY LAURENTIA PROJECT The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) breathed a sigh of relief after Ottawa announced that it had blocked the Quebec City Laurentia port expansion project.

CALLIE GIACCONE THE EASTERN DOOR The people of Kahnawake have spoken, and elected Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer as the first-ever female grand chief.

COURTESY RUSTY NOLAN On July 1, as people around the country gather at barbecues and terrasses, adorning themselves with red and white and waving the Canadian Flag, many have asked what are they really representing?

With the help of fearless leaders and the relentless strength and diligence of this powerful collective, Kahnawake is no longer in a state of an emergency.

FILE PHOTO Bill C-15, which aims to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), received royal assent on Monday, officially becoming law in Canada.

COURTESY PASCAL QUEVILLON - MAIRE D’OKA FACEBOOK PAGE This article was written in collaboration with Eastern Door contributor Robin Della Corte.

STEVE BONSPIEL THE EASTERN DOOR This article was written in collaboration with Greg Horn, Iorì:wase.  The five candidates for grand chief squared off in the second-ever Grand Debate, hosted by the community’s media outlets.

The federal government’s national action plan into Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls was panned during a virtual press conference last Thursday, June 3, with critics saying it lacked concrete action, clear financial commitments and timelines.

The recent tabling of Bill 96, which sets out to further protect the French language in Quebec, has stirred criticism from many in the province; including one outspoken Kanien’kehá:ka leader who calls the proposed legislation a new form of colonization.

COURTESY SENATE OF CANADA Kahnawake was ignored, again. This was the consensus that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) came to after Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, was passed by the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce without amendments on June 4.