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  • June 21, 2024

    Ancestral remains to be reburied 

    Remains of Kanien’kehá:ka that date back prior to colonization found during construction at St. Joseph’s Oratory will be reburied at another location on the oratory grounds, The Eastern Door has learned, following an agreement struck between the oratory and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).  The remains of the three individuals were found in the spring last year as the oratory was removing an old asphalt road leading up its slopes, said Katsitsahente Cross-Delisle, the archeologist for the MCK who was there as a monitor when the remains were uncovered.  “Most of these ancestral remains that were found are over 1,000 years old,” she said.

  • June 20, 2024

    Gabriel given honorary doctorate 

    Kanehsata’kehró:non Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel was proud to accept an honourary doctorate from the Université du Québec a Montréal (UQAM)

  • June 17, 2024

    Anonymous group renews push for justice

    About a year after a media campaign that turned the country’s attention to the government’s failures to act on G&R Recycling and a climate of lawlessness and fear in the community, a group of anonymous Kanehsata’kehró:non have released a new open letter to highlight the continued urgency of their cause.

  • June 13, 2024

    Magic Palace sues Council, Commission

    The owners of Magic Palace have filed legal actions against the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), urging Quebec’s Superior Court to restore the facility’s right to operate Electronic Gaming Devices (EGDs)

  • June 12, 2024

    Meet Kanesatake’s newest lawyer

    Kanehsata’kehró:non Brandon Bonspiel always loved reading – but he didn’t anticipate just how many pages he’d have to work through each week when he first embarked on his law degree at McGill University’s Faculty of Law.

  • June 11, 2024

    Carving out space for dialogue in the city  

    The Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen – the words before all else – is anchored in Kanien’kehá:ka tradition and ceremony, while also standing as an affirmation of values and principles guiding the way of life.

  • June 6, 2024

    Mohawk Council’s transparency?

    Election season is upon us. No, not THAT election! The one with your favourite Mohawk Council of Kahnawake chiefs. So let the fun begin!

  • June 6, 2024

    Council embroiled in lawsuit ahead of election

    The former top executive of Mohawk Online is suing the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) for wrongful termination and defamatory statements, claiming the grand chief and two others alerted him to comments made by MCK chief Cody Diabo at a Council meeting last summer, The Eastern Door has learned.

  • May 30, 2024

    Feds change tune on G&R resolutions

    Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has lifted a condition that all Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs must agree on a plan to hire W8banaki to coordinate preliminary work for the cleanup of the toxic G&R Recycling site, according to two MCK chiefs.

  • May 30, 2024

    Archaeology conference builds hope

    Archaeology is a field that often pushes Indigenous people out, increasing barriers to justice and finding out the real history of colonization.