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Last month, Derek White and Hunter Montour made history, being granted a permanent stay of criminal proceedings in one of the most high-profile tobacco trade cases to date, after a Quebec Superior Court judge gave recognition to historic treaty rights including the Covenant Chain.

The White and Montour tobacco case is a major victory for Kahnawa’kehró:non and a big set-back for the federal government’s unilateral self-government policy.

After six months of consultations, over a dozen priorities aimed at strengthening health and wellness in Kahnawake have now been identified.

The Chateauguay Raiders have wrapped up another season, with four of their five competitive tackle football teams making it to their league’s top or consolation final.

In 2018, the Kahnawake Brewing Company (KBC) opened its doors as the first majority Native-owned microbrewery on First Nations territory in Canada.

After a thrilling season that saw players travel from far and wide to participate, Kahnawake’s Fall Ball has finally come to a close, with the Bears being crowned this year’s champions in the ever-competitive men’s league.

On October 25, Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille emerges from the Council building, messenger bag slung over his shoulder, thermos in hand, and locks the door.

After a gruelling, more than seven-year legal battle, Derek White and Hunter Montour were granted a permanent stay of criminal procedures this week by a Quebec Superior Court judge, who recognized the role of traditional law, including the Covenant Chain, in the tobacco trade across Turtle Island.

A fractious term of Council has hit a new low, with the doors of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

Derek White hasn’t been allowed to leave Canada since March 2016, when he and 60 others were arrested as part of Project Mygale on suspicion of evading taxes in cross-border tobacco trading.