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May 19, 2023
Political pressure renewed as G&R languishes
More than 30 months after Quebec revoked its permit to operate, G&R Recycling is again in the headlines for its yet unresolved environmental damage, forcing politicians to answer for why more has not been done on a file that has plagued Kanesatake for years.
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May 15, 2023Oka denied on Pines land legal maneuver
As the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) continues to mull over the years-old question of an “ecological gift” of Pines land from Grégoire Gollin, an attempt by municipality of Oka lawyers to leverage Kanesatake land claims against him has been rejected.
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April 17, 2023Quebec minister weighs in on Council tensions
Quebec’s Indigenous affairs minister Ian Lafrenière said dysfunction at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) has created an opening for organized crime in the community, motivating him to speak out publicly.
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April 13, 2023Vatican relents on papal bulls
In 2016, Kenneth Deer travelled to the Vatican alongside a delegation of other Indigenous leaders to demand that pope Francis revoke three papal bulls – declarations made by popes – that provided the legal basis and religious authority for centuries of ongoing colonial genocide.
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April 4, 2023Honouring founders as Legion turns 70
The 70th anniversary celebration of the Royal Canadian Legion Mohawk Branch 219 last Saturday was emotional for Kahnawa’kehró:non Arlene Jacobs.
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March 28, 2023Architects, project manager announced for new building
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced that a team of architecture firms has been chosen for Kahnawake’s new multi-purpose cultural building.
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February 21, 2023Demand for justice at Valentine’s Day vigil
Hundreds of people gathered and marched in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis. -
December 5, 2022Vegibec conflict grows with police complaint
Al Harrington woke up Wednesday afternoon to a rash of messages from friends who had seen his face pop up on TVA around lunchtime.
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October 31, 2022Historic child welfare settlement rejected
Courtesy First Nations Child and Family Caring Society The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has put the brakes on a landmark $20-billion settlement agreement to compensate Indigenous victims of the child welfare system, ruling it does not pass muster with the requirements the tribunal laid out.
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July 11, 2022
Environmental racism bill closer to becoming law
Last month, Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, passed second reading in the House of Commons.
