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  • October 1, 2024

    What do residency permits accomplish? 

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake began touting residency permits years ago to “know who’s living here,” but that reasoning alone is hollow.

  • October 1, 2024

    Wetlands next door to town at risk

    A group of environmentalists took to the streets in Chateauguay on Sunday to denounce a proposed housing project along Highway 30.

  • September 26, 2024

    Scary incident at Survival School

    On Tuesday morning, Kahnawa’kehró:non Tammy Whitebean saw rumours on social media that something serious was going on at Kahnawake Survival School, where her son is just weeks into seventh grade.

  • September 23, 2024

    Jordan’s Principle failures heard at tribunal

    Leading child welfare advocate Cindy Blackstock told The Eastern Door this week that she found Canada’s excuses for issues with the implementation of Jordan’s Principle to be “very disappointing,” after attending a non-compliance motion at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)

  • September 20, 2024

    Where is the real transparency?

    Editor’s note: An earlier version of this editorial was published on Facebook on Monday. It has since been updated to reflect subsequent events.

  • September 19, 2024

    Council files suit vs. Montour

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has countersued the former head of Mohawk Online, accusing him of defamation and breach of contract for statements he made to The Eastern Door outlining the demise of the community’s internet gaming arm.  According to the MCK’s filing, former Mohawk Online CEO Dean Montour was warned by Council on June 25 not to disclose any confidential information about the community-owned entity, of which MCK is the sole shareholder.

  • September 13, 2024

    Council’s priorities out of whack? 

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is spending more time and money in the courts than they are on building trust and exercising true transparency.

  • September 13, 2024

    Residents prepare to confront dump trucks 

    Checkpoint training for Oka residents and others aiming to stymie streams of dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated landfill into Kanesatake went ahead as planned, edging the resident-led group one step closer to enacting roadblocks.

  • September 5, 2024

    Quebec takes action on illegal dumping

    Months after a soil sampling attempt led to aggression against two Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs, prompting Quebec’s environment ministry to cancel the tests, the province has enacted interventions on dumping that could lead to massive fines.

  • August 30, 2024

    Cargo ship grinds to halt in Seaway 

    A cargo ship carrying 10,000 metric tons of scrap metal made an unexpected stop near the Kahnawake Marina last week after it lost power, leading the captain to lose control of the vessel.