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Abigail Deer and Dantana Meloche weren’t expecting the latest addition to their family to arrive for a few more weeks – but their little bundle of joy arrived just before 3:30 p.m. on January 5, marking Kahnawake’s first birth of 2026.

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) is managing an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, with a total of eight patients testing positive for the illness since the outbreak was declared on December 29.

Joseph So:se Montour was charged this week after a Facebook post from his account plunged the community and neighbouring areas into panic on Tuesday.

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.

Bill 1, the provincial government’s proposed constitution for the province of Quebec, continues to be decried by many of its opponents weeks after it has been tabled by the Legault government - including by First Nations.

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.

Keeping in the spirit of the season, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC)’s Long-Term Care unit has gone through a holiday makeover, thanks to dedicated staff members, patients, and their families.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Arnold Boyer told the provincial health minister last week that newly passed legislation could result in patient care being treated like “fast food,” with performance targets creating a kind of “fast medicine” that could compromise doctors’ abilities to properly evaluate patients.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake participated again this year in the long-standing Movember campaign, raising awareness for causes like prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health issues.