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When Ellen Gabriel showed up at the Collines d’Oka just outside of the Village of Oka, a non-Native development in the shadow of the famed Pines in Kanesatake, she was incensed at what she saw: another hole being dug for the foundation of a new home, despite continued calls to halt all construction.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton spoke in front the National Assembly in Quebec City on Tuesday afternoon to send a strong message to the province about council’s displeasure with Bill 85.

With a Superior Court decision in their favour, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake's current and former grand chiefs, and legal team is gearing up to have its say in future development along Highway 30.

(Photos by Ambre Giovanni, The Eastern Door) As Kanehsata’kehró:non rolled in on Tuesday morning at a disputed site just outside the Village of Oka, they noticed the new street names and stop signs.

Michaela Montour with her daughters: Three-year-old Brayley-Jane and five-month-old Isabella. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door) At only five months old, Isabella Fure has undergone a number of major medical procedures that most won’t endure in a lifetime.

Ellen Gabriel and Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon argued over who had rights to disputed land Wednesday. (Photos by Peter Phillips, The Eastern Door)

Bryan Deer spent his summer 27 years ago at the barricades on the Mercier Bridge. Tuesday he commemorated that act of resistance with his daughter Kashennoktha at the foot of the same bridge.

Robert Whitebean and Floyd Lahache are fighting charges of alleged fraud at the First Nations Winery. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door)

Kanesatake’s Mohawk Council is threatening a moratorium on all landfill coming into the community, as unregulated dumping, some of it contaminated, is causing concern for residents.

Skarahkotà:ne Deom’s educational path was a tough one that involved swallowing the tough pill of perseverance that saw her overcome a subject that sends shivers down the spines of many in Kahnawake: French.