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This Sunday, May 5, marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) – better known as Red Dress Day. With Red Dress Day coming up on the calendar, the government devoted dollars to the long-awaited, urgently needed Red Dress alert – the MMIWG2S equivalent of an Amber Alert – but don’t expect it to be operational anytime soon.

In the earliest days of a local radio station here in Kanesatake, a teenage Kristin Cree, daughter of co-founder John Cree, hosted a show out of a mobile trailer that served as the station’s office and studio.

Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel wanted her most recent documentary, Kanàtenhs – When The Pine Needles Fall, to make people listen to the story of the Siege of Kanehsatake from those who lived through it.   And listen they did, as last week Gabriel made history at the 38th annual Conseil des arts de Montréal awards, becoming the first-ever Indigenous artist to take home the prestigious Grand Prix.

Kanien’kéha immersion students are known for their discipline, and Hank Sha’tekaronhí:io Tolley is no exception. The 20-year-old gets out of bed at 3 a.m., well before it’s time to hit the books.

As the lottery for three cannabis dispensary licenses heats up, with a preliminary list of potential names and locations released this week, many concerned community members brought up many valid points.

Sidelined at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK), grand chief Victor Bonspille used a community meeting Tuesday to outline his grievances and reiterate his call for a general election.

Truck inspections seen near Oka Park this Monday were routine, The Eastern Door has learned, and not enacted to crack down on a large influx of dump trucks bringing landfill, which have drawn the ire of community members for months on end.

Frustrated by a constant stream of dump trucks coming into the community to unload landfill, a handful of Kanehsata’kehró:non sprung into action on Wednesday afternoon to stop vehicles from entering Ahsennénhson near the baseball diamond.

Takahawi Beauvais had never tried making digital art on a computer when she decided to head down to the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR)’s dedicated Art Center, where community members can access art supplies and resources for free.

A decade ago, as soon as Watsenniiostha Nelson handed in her final project at Kiuna College, it dawned on her what she wanted to do with her life.