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  • September 23, 2022

    Infighting at Council escalates

    File photo The situation between elected officials at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) appears to be unravelling. On Friday, September 16, another altercation occurred that led to the arrest of chief Brant Etienne for allegedly assaulting chief Valerie Bonspille.

  • September 22, 2022

    By-election coming as chief departs

    Courtesy Alan John Rice Chief Alan John Rice has stepped down from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), moving to a new position as MCK’s executive operations officer.

  • September 1, 2022

    E.coli concerns at Recreation Bay

    A recent announcement that Recreation Bay Beach was to remain closed for the rest of the season due to an E.coli outbreak came only two days after the community was notified that it was safe to swim in it.

  • August 16, 2022

    Survival School students get to adopt a river

    Diane Yeung The Eastern Door Julie Delisle grew up learning about the waters in front of her home from her father and grandfather.

  • August 8, 2022

    Gabriel directs award-winning film on the Pines

    Courtesy Oreana Franchy In just 20 minutes, Ellen Gabriel has turned 32 years of reporting on its head, with the debut of her documentary film, “Kanatenhs - When The Pine Needles Fall,” which recently won Best Short Documentary from the LA Independent Women Film Awards eighth edition.

  • July 25, 2022

    Fox with mange needs help

    Courtesy Catherine Arsenault Kahnawake’s Animal Protection Department has set two live traps in an effort to catch and treat a fox with mange on Tekakwitha Island.

  • July 13, 2022

    Graduate focuses on language and healing

    Courtesy Alicia Ibarra When Alicia Ibarra learns a new word in Kanien’kéha, she shares it with her tóta.

  • July 11, 2022

    Environmental racism bill closer to becoming law

    Last month, Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, passed second reading in the House of Commons.

  • July 6, 2022

    Lyme disease increasing as climate changes

    According to information from the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC), for the first time ever, the risk of contracting Lyme disease is now considered significant in the territory.

  • June 23, 2022

    Hydraulic Spill on Indian Way

    Courtesy Patrick Ragaz A hydraulic fluid spill from an excavator at a road maintenance construction site near Indian Way School led to an intervention by the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO).