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For Tanner Phillips, the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to training the next generation of local paramedics. After all, his students could be called upon to treat members of his own family.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said that in the days following the Liberal Party of Canada winning a minority government mandate - electing, at the time of writing, 168 members of Parliament (MPs) - he is being cautious about prime minister Mark Carney and the return of the Liberals to office.

Back in 1994, Mavis “Connie” McArdle was on the brink of death. She needed a life-saving liver transplant fast, after an autoimmune disease made hers stop working.

Wihse Stacey heads up the Kahnawake Fire Brigade, so he knows better than most that injuries and trauma can strike anyone at any time.

When Carl Skye Jr. was born it was a surprise to everybody. His mother, the late Carleen Johnson, had no idea she was having twins, and she also didn’t know that one of those twins, Carl, would be born with Down Syndrome, a condition that would result in mental and physical developmental delays.

A pediatrician who had been operating out of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) for nearly 25 years had his last day in-office this week, with his patients expected to be transferred to a new doctor in the coming weeks.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is rushing to create an emergency shelter before the new year, Council chief Iohahiio Delisle shared, saying there’s been a growing number in town finding themselves without anywhere to stay the night.  As of November, a working group made up of staff from Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services (KSCS), Council chiefs Jeremiah Johnson and Arnold Boyer, and MCK staff have been meeting on a weekly basis to address what Delisle called a growing problem.  “There’s a homelessness issue in the community, and it's time that we address it and acknowledge it for what it is,” he said.  To his knowledge there’s never been an overnight shelter in Kahnawake.

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) has formalized a process to improve services for community members who do not have a family doctor or whose family doctor is absent for more than three weeks.

Thursday was a day full of reflection for many in Kahnawake, as over 400 descended on the Sports Complex field to listen to acclaimed author Dr. Gabor Maté, known for his expertise on intergenerational trauma.   Maté opened with the story of a woman he met in Haïda Gwaïi, British Columbia, who approached him about the shame she felt in having lost her language.

The renowned author Dr. Gabor Maté is set to visit Kahnawake next week, a first for the inspirational writer known for his expertise on trauma and addiction.