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What does it mean when an independent Onkwehón:we newspaper makes it to 25 years in operation? First off, it’s important to consider this: without a free press that asks the tough questions and covers the difficult stories, free of any influence from outside forces (including the Mohawk Council or anything that would jeopardize our integrity to report to the people as a whole), Kahnawake wouldn’t be what it is today.

By: Kenneth Deer, Special to The Eastern Door When asked to write about the beginnings of The Eastern Door, it was harder to write than I realized when I accepted.

Artist Nick Huard will be taking his skills across the country to teach youth in Canada how to make dreamcatchers.

Community members took the streets to protest non-Native residents and express their support for the Kahnawake Membership Law during February 2015.  (Daniel J.

By Darian Jacobs, The Eastern Door Indiginerds flocked to Albuquerque, New Mexico two Fridays ago, for the first ever Indigenous Comic Con.

Barbara and Clarence Nepinak are part of the new nation-wide research project to fight diabetes. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

An art exhibit at Dawson College celebrates Skén:nen and the school’s proud tradition of Onkwehónwe artists past and present, including several alumni from Kahnawake.

Concordia University undergrad Shiann Wahéhshon Whitebean’s   academic performance and dedication to volunteer work has earned her an impressive list of scholarships and bursaries.

“Who’s Walking with our Brothers?” It’s the title of the opening chapter of Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration (University of Manitoba Press, $27.95)

MCK chief Clinton Phillips sits at the head table as council debates new ideas about residency to accompany the ongoing discussions and amendments to the Kahnawake Membership Law.