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Star laxer Ava Weriasanoron Gabriel has reached yet another milestone, this time being the first overall selection in the Women’s Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) East draft for the Arrows.

As girls’ lacrosse continues to grow in Kahnawake, five players from the community joined up with other athletes from Akwesasne, Six Nations, and Cornwall to form the Eastern Nations Elite at the Border Wars box lacrosse tournament.

As 2025 draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2026, The Eastern Door staff took a look back at the last 12 months of news in Kahnawake. And, as we find ourselves saying every year, what a year it has been! From major arts projects for some of Kahnawake’s finest acting talent to community protests about cannabis and traffic, we’ve recapped it all below.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.

It was a huge year for sports in Kahnawake, with championship wins and draft selections going along with medals, much effort, and lots of fun!

A Kanehsata’kehró:non in his 50s was rushed to Sacre Coeur Hospital Friday night with “injuries consistent with a gunshot wound,” a Surete du Quebec spokesperson confirmed, but the victim survived.

Darris Jones and Tioháhes Morris will be representing the Haudenosaunee Junior Nationals in early January, taking part in the inaugural Traditions Cup box lacrosse tournament at the recently opened Mary C. Winder Community Center in Oneida.

A little less than halfway through their season, Kahnawake Survival School (KSS)’s Juvenile boys’ basketball Akweks are still undefeated going into the holiday break - although that came close to no longer being the case on Tuesday afternoon.

After a win and a loss to start their run at the 30th Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG) provincial U11 tournament, the Kahnawake Minor Hockey Association (KMHA)’s U11A Mohawks could be playing semifinals games this weekend, depending on their game Thursday night, after The Eastern Door’s publishing deadline, against the Westmount Wings.

With the season in full swing, minor hockey has taken over the lives of many Kahnawake families, as the 13 Kahnawake Minor Hockey Association (KMHA) teams take to the ice in the hopes off brining home tournament banners, reaching their respective league’s playoffs, and have some fun playing hockey.