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(Photos by Ambre Giovanni, The Eastern Door) As Kanehsata’kehró:non rolled in on Tuesday morning at a disputed site just outside the Village of Oka, they noticed the new street names and stop signs.

By: Russell Diabo, Special to The Eastern Door The Assembly of First Nations just held its 38th Annual Assembly in Regina, Saskatchewan two weeks ago, with reportedly about 320 chiefs or proxies attending, including Mohawk Council grand chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton.

A familiar face to many in Kahnawake graces the cover of Van Morrison’s new album. (Courtesy vanmorrison.com) (In the interest of full disclosure, my brother, Michael Graif, is the lawyer representing Billy Two Rivers.

A familiar face to many in Kahnawake graces the cover of Van Morrison's new album. (Courtesy vanmorrison.com) It may have been more than 40 years since Billy Two Rivers last stepped into a wrestling ring for a professional bout, but that doesn’t mean he’s willing to give up everything he accomplished in his career.

Ellen Gabriel and Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon argued over who had rights to disputed land Wednesday. (Photos by Peter Phillips, The Eastern Door)

Tiffany Morrison’s family is still confident in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

Bryan Deer spent his summer 27 years ago at the barricades on the Mercier Bridge. Tuesday he commemorated that act of resistance with his daughter Kashennoktha at the foot of the same bridge.

Robert Whitebean and Floyd Lahache are fighting charges of alleged fraud at the First Nations Winery. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door)

Taka Sudo’s mural overlooking Lionel Groulx metro included handprints from Kahnawake’s Alwyn Morris and Kakaionstha Deer. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

Feature-length films and living arts are the focus of this summer’s First Peoples Festival. The 27th edition of the annual event will transform Place des Festivals from August 2-9, organizers announced on Tuesday morning.