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Last week, caretaker council member Serge Otsi Simon and Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) education director Watsenniostha Nelson attended the First Nations Education Council’s (FNEC) annual general meeting in Quebec City, where they discussed ways to fund and strengthen Indigenous education.

This week, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) restored septic tank emptying and water calls for Kanehsata’kehró:non, while an ongoing inspection project continues for the second year.

The late Christine Zachary-Deom was a force in fighting for the rights of Onkwehón:we women - particularly those in the field of archaeology. Two years on from her passing, a fellowship has been established in her name, with the goal of inspiring other women conducting research for the Onkwehón:we Project, a collaborative project focused on cultural and political heritage.

The continuation of the work to replace the water and sewer systems along the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) will be ramping back up in the coming weeks.

The Eastern Door’s lead reporter Eve Cable and managing editor Marcus Bankuti are both among the finalists for this year’s Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Awards.

Back in 2018, Cree composer Andrew Balfour was visiting Saint Joseph’s Oratory on Mount Royal, when his late wife mentioned Kateri Tekakwitha. Kateri, Balfour learned, was a Mohawk woman from the 1600s, who became the first Indigenous saint from North America when she was canonized in 2012.

The Ottawa River swelled upon Nancy Howard’s backyard, flooding a walkway, some trees, and a large portion of her green space.

Wednesday was the final day for Kahnawa’kehró:non to bring in firearms to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers as part of the “interim solution” concerning the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) deadline, which passed at the end of March.

Lloyd Phillips has been involved with the safety and security of Kahnawake going back almost four decades now, when he got his start as a paramedic and firefighter with the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB).

Every year, as the snow melts and winter makes way for spring, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawake Peacekeepers make efforts to encourage safe usage of ATVs as their use grows in warmer days.