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  • May 22, 2024

    Ganienkeh celebrates 50th 

    Mitch Deer grew up in New York City feeling disconnected from his culture and community. That’s why he considers Ganienkeh Territory – which he first visited in 1974, the year it was re-established – as his home.

  • March 28, 2024

    The word of the day is marijuana 

    As the lottery for three cannabis dispensary licenses heats up, with a preliminary list of potential names and locations released this week, many concerned community members brought up many valid points.

  • March 4, 2024

    Tree removal at cultural building shocks community

    The community mourned the loss of a swath of mature maple trees this week, with the Multi-Purpose Building project team confirming more trees were removed than had been anticipated by the original plan.

  • February 7, 2024

    Kahnawake gets new card and comic shop

    After two decades of bonding over their love of collecting cards and comics, Wishe Delisle and Jamie McComber have finally made their lifelong dream of opening a hobby shop a reality.

  • January 25, 2024

    Midwinter ceremonies continue to grow

    Teiotién:taron River Flow McComber didn’t always attend Longhouse, but when he started going with his school’s singing group, he immediately felt a sense of community.

  • January 11, 2024

    The year of little progress

    When we first started writing about the year that was, 2023, we read over the recaps (see pages 6, 9, 21) of the top stories of the year.

  • December 14, 2023

    Quebec appeals White decision

    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.

  • December 11, 2023

    Feds appeal to fight self-determination

    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.

  • December 8, 2023

    Sacred masks return home

    Jessica Loft Cross had long known she’d one day become responsible for the care of a collection of Hatowi masks, just not when.

  • November 16, 2023

    Tobacco case sets jurisprudence

    In the end, barring federal appeal, of course, Derek White beat both Quebec and Canada at their own game, in their own courtrooms, and made history in the process.