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  • October 4, 2024

    Six-plex talks in progress 

    After a possible transfer of the six-plex was revealed at Meet the Candidates Night in June, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has confirmed discussions are underway to explore taking the development over from Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS).

  • October 4, 2024

    Haudenosaunee Women take inaugural bronze

    The Haudenosaunee Nationals women’s team made the inaugural Women’s World Box Lacrosse Championship one to remember in Utica this year, returning home with bronze medals around their necks.

  • October 4, 2024

    Column: Orange shirts need to be respected 

    We’ve used the term “Every Child Matters” in different contexts in The Eastern Door, and I wanted to talk a little bit more about it in what is the freest form of journalism - my own column.

  • October 3, 2024

    Library set for demolition 

    Any hope that Kahnawake’s library would one day reopen in its current location were squashed Monday, when it was officially decided by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

  • September 27, 2024

    Contamination confirmed, injunction sought in Kanesatake dumping

    Quebec is seeking an emergency injunction against nearly 20 defendants, mostly Kanehsata’kehró:non, revealing that soils used to illegally fill in lots on the Lake of Two Mountains were contaminated, confirming long-held suspicions.

  • September 23, 2024

    Jordan’s Principle failures heard at tribunal

    Leading child welfare advocate Cindy Blackstock told The Eastern Door this week that she found Canada’s excuses for issues with the implementation of Jordan’s Principle to be “very disappointing,” after attending a non-compliance motion at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)

  • September 19, 2024

    Council files suit vs. Montour

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has countersued the former head of Mohawk Online, accusing him of defamation and breach of contract for statements he made to The Eastern Door outlining the demise of the community’s internet gaming arm.  According to the MCK’s filing, former Mohawk Online CEO Dean Montour was warned by Council on June 25 not to disclose any confidential information about the community-owned entity, of which MCK is the sole shareholder.

  • September 18, 2024

    Quebec minister visits to talk land

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo met with Indigenous affairs minister Ian Lafrenière for lunch at the Kahnawake Brewing Company this past Friday to talk about land that’s still owed to the community.  The province still owes 211 acres of land to Kahnawake to make up for the expansion of Highway 30 - a promise that’s stalled for several years now.

  • September 16, 2024

    Autism demystified for first responders 

    Many peacekeepers, firefighters, and paramedics in Kahnawake will be sporting new badges now to show they’ve undergone autism awareness training.

  • September 13, 2024

    Residents prepare to confront dump trucks 

    Checkpoint training for Oka residents and others aiming to stymie streams of dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated landfill into Kanesatake went ahead as planned, edging the resident-led group one step closer to enacting roadblocks.