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After Assembly of First Nations (AFN) members voted down a $47.8 billion settlement agreement to fund the reform of on-reserve child and family services, the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC)

Courtesy Kahnawake Survival School Courtesy Kahnawake Youth Center Olivier Cadotte The Eastern Door It may be an unseasonably warm Halloween week, but the spirit of the season was still in the air in Kahnawake.

Mohawk Council of Kanesatake grand chief Victor Bonspille did a good job in a so-called press release this week, signed by only him (there’s a pattern here), by making himself look vindictive, taking it to a personal level.

Valosphere, a soil transporter that was caught dumping illegally on Route 207 last week, was previously implicated in illegal dumping in Kahnawake in March.

Thursday was a day full of reflection for many in Kahnawake, as over 400 descended on the Sports Complex field to listen to acclaimed author Dr. Gabor Maté, known for his expertise on intergenerational trauma.   Maté opened with the story of a woman he met in Haïda Gwaïi, British Columbia, who approached him about the shame she felt in having lost her language.

After the Superior Court of Quebec granted a 10-day emergency injunction earlier this month to stop illegal dumping on the Lake of Two Mountains, a follow-up hearing last Friday resulted in a three-month delay, during which a safeguard order will apply.

As Kahnawake’s event calendar continues to be filled with both community and private events, Connecting Horizons is asking that organizers keep in mind those in the community who have special needs when planning.

Four winners have been selected to receive scholarships from the Caisse Populaire Kahnawake.  Each year since 2010, students of all kinds, whether high school, CEGEP, vocational studies, university, and the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Immersion Program, are encouraged to submit applications for the scholarships, the winners of which are selected by the bank’s board of directors.  "They basically look at not just academics, but also community involvement, volunteering, arts, sports, and activities,” said Mandie Montour, general manager of the Kahnawake branch of Desjardins.

When $47.8 billion isn’t enough and people stand up and say that, it certainly gets people in Canada to take notice.

All the dumping going on in Kanesatake for so many years has created a horrible and unhealthy situation and has divided families and broken up the firm social tenet we all used to feel of “at least we protect the land.” That isn’t the case anymore for too many community members, who welcome dumping because they benefit from it.