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The second annual Indigenous Winter Market welcomed throngs of visitors this past weekend to Oka Park’s Littoral Visitors Centre, bordering the snowy beach.

These days, the hockey rink in Lot 106 of the New Development area of town is looking anything but new. According to Roiatate Horn, director of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) wasn’t consulted about the Northvolt electric car battery plant because it couldn’t demonstrate the project would harm the community’s ability to practice “ancestral activities” on the land located in the Monteregie.  That’s according to a sworn statement sent to Quebec Superior Court in late November by a regional director employed by Quebec’s environmental ministry (MELCCFP).   “To the knowledge of the MELCCFP, no ancestral Aboriginal activities linked to hunting, trapping, gathering, harvesting medicinal plants, or ceremonial practices have been practiced on the Northvolt project site, at least since the industrial use of the site, which began in 1878,” Stéphanos Bitzakidis wrote.

We couldn’t jump right into the holidays with cheer and goodwill just yet, as the important issue of housing has popped back into the news.

A new technical table between the City of Chateauguay and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is expected to be active in the new year, ushering in what the band council hopes will be a new era of collaboration with its closest neighbour.  The shared commitment comes following a recent visit by MCK grand chief Cody Diabo and Council chief Iohahiio Delisle to Chateauguay’s city hall.  “That was one of our requests, and it happens that it was one of theirs as well,” said mayor Éric Allard, who welcomed them on November 29.

A new initiative from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Public Relations Unit aimed at promoting transparency from the Council table has seen “report cards” summarizing activities for the past month come in from only half the chiefs – the same number as the previous month.

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.

In an effort to show it’s taking traffic safety concerns seriously, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) released a list of measures it’s considering implementing along the territory’s busiest roads.

Starting next month, families in owner-occupied households will be able to apply for grants of up to $40,000 to pay toward major home repairs.

The Kahnawake Sports Complex is moving into the streaming age, with the launch last week of LiveBarn in the arena, an online service that provides a live feed from sports venues across North America and even in Sweden.