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Winona Polson-Lahache has a reputation for giving her all to the job - it’s not uncommon for coworkers at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

Grade eight students from Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) have wrapped up a semester of fun with the Concordia Journalism department, having produced their own podcasts with university student mentors.

At this year’s World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, New York, local lacrosse star Ava Weriasanoron Gabriel played for a hometown crowd, even signing autographs for the young Kanehsata’kehró:non athletes who travelled hours and hours to cheer her on.

As we get closer and closer to December 25, the gift-getting window of opportunity shrinks more and more. Instead of doing a run on one of the malls on the island or the South Shore, why not make some time for one of the many businesses and crafters in town?

The process of buying gifts and then wrapping and unwrapping them creates an enormous amount of waste each season. Oftentimes, that waste can’t be recycled either, as is the case with most gift-wrapping paper.

The annual Christmas Bird Count in Kahnawake saw 34 different species of birds spotted within the community. “The most exciting thing is the variety of birds we saw,” said Julie Delisle, environmental projects coordinator at the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO), who coordinated the count.

At least one Mohawk council in Akwesasne has signed onto a final settlement agreement concerning a land claim that has been in the courts for more than 40 years, which some say could have devastating consequences for the future of land claims for all Mohawk communities.

Nearly a year-and-a-half after being brought to Quebec’s National Assembly, a bill aimed at establishing cultural safety for Indigenous people in healthcare settings has been officially adopted - though many Indigenous groups say that the legislation doesn’t go far enough, and that their organizations weren’t adequately consulted.

A local man is facing criminal charges after being arrested in connection with recent threats made to the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC).

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)