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For the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), Wednesday’s community meeting at the Golden Age Club was an opportunity to show their work on the cannabis file, following last week’s protest against the opening of cannabis dispensaries in town and the ongoing disagreements about the introduction of the cannabis business to the territory.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) must prevent cannabis dispensaries before it’s too late, representatives of the 207 Longhouse demanded as hundreds of Kahnawa'kehró:non confronted Council chiefs outside the band office Wednesday. 

Quebec’s highest court this week dismissed the city of Blainville’s request to halt the expansion of a hazardous waste site in the area, the latest development in a legal battle that the city says could cause damage to wetlands and woods nearby.

The last of the Kahnawake Minor Hockey Association (KMHA) teams to still be in regionals contention, the U18B Mohawks, saw their second leg of the tournament get off to a good start over the weekend.

The council table will no longer sit idly as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail line sprays glyphosate in the territory. The rail company has a history of spraying the chemical herbicide alongside the tracks that run through Kahnawake, but it won’t be permitted to continue any longer, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson said.

Evictions aren’t happening yet in the community, but they’re on the table for housing mortgage clients that are in arrears, announced Council chief Ryan Montour, the lead on housing.

It’s now been five years since COVID-19 shut down the community. 

Despite facing continued setbacks in court, the Mohawk Mothers have been successful in continuing to rally support from activist communities.

Anti-bullying is always an important message for schools to promote, and at Ratihén:te High School, it’s the students who take the lead come Pink Shirt Day.

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.