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Clouds of colour will be bursting into the air of Kahnawake in just a few short weeks, as the Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) prepares for the first edition of a new running event that’s all about promoting community health in the most creative way possible.

The regional health survey is a way for community organizations in Kahnawake, and First Nations health and social services commissions outside of town, to get a full snapshot of the health issues faced my community members, helping them to develop future plans to improve health outcomes and monitor ongoing projects.

From addictions support to assisted living, every Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) service has its own home on the organization’s brand-new website, which has been meticulously constructed over the last 18 months to ensure community members have easy access to the programs and initiatives they need.

Among the trucks racing around North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series’ Window World 250 was the #2 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing, with colours and sponsors that would be familiar to most Kahnawa’kehró:non.

Last weekend at the Kahnawake Sports Complex marked two games that were 15 years in the making, as the Kahnawake Mohawks Minor Lacrosse Association (KMMLA) welcomed two girls’ teams - one U13 and one U15 - to the fold for the first time in a decade and a half.

The Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) Akweks were supposed to face off against Westwood High School in the first round of the Greater Montreal Athletic Association (GMAA) field lacrosse playoffs, but they will instead advance directly to the semifinals after Westwood forfeited their Tuesday night matchup.

A number of Indigenous Members of Parliament (MPs) have been named to the federal cabinet this week, not the least of which was Mandy Gull-Masty, the former grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, who becomes the first Native person to lead Indigenous Services Canada.

The grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, Norman A. Wapachee, was ecstatic on election night as his predecessor, Mandy Gull-Masty, inched past the competition and won a seat in Parliament representing the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.

Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) would like to have a network of families and individuals that would be willing to open their homes to local youth in urgent need of foster homes – people that can make a deeply upsetting time more stable for the youngest generation in the community.

The future of cannabis in the community remains uncertain, with a meeting on Wednesday between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and both Longhouses providing little clarity about the path forward.