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  • April 18, 2025

    ‘Pressure conference’ demands June election

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is steadfast in its summer election plans, even as calls grow louder for a June election date to be respected.

  • April 4, 2025

    Battle for support follows ouster

    Moving to take the reins of the narrative in the wake of a Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) Ethics Commission ruling that the grand chief has vacated his seat, the remaining MCK chiefs brought their case to the media this week.

  • April 4, 2025

    Kanesatake youth featured at Dawson

    Dawson College’s Indigenous Peoples’ Week, which took place this week, has been a yearly staple of the Montreal CEGEP’s event calendar, thanks to the hard work from the First Peoples’ Center.

  • Kimberly Cross (far left) and Brooke Rice (second from left) with two of their classmates at the Women and Leadership Program, offered by HEC and the FNEE
    April 4, 2025

    Uplifting women leaders

    Community member Brooke Rice has taken professional development classes before, learning how to use her voice and get to know her leadership style better.

  • March 28, 2025

    Kanesatake grand chief removed, Commission rules

    Following an Ethics Commission hearing requested - and boycotted - by Victor and Valerie Bonspille, a ruling has been rendered: the pair have vacated their positions on the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) and no longer hold political office.

  • Mohawk Council of Kanesatake building facade
    March 21, 2025

    Commission meets on Bonspilles

    An Ethics Commission decision on whether Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille has vacated his position will be rendered by the end of the month, following a hearing earlier this week.

  • Chalk River Nuclear Plant
    March 21, 2025

    Victories for Kebaowek in nuclear waste fight

    The Kebaowek First Nation has marked a second win in court this week, after a judge ruled that a permit for a nuclear waste facility near the community must be reconsidered.

  • Mohawk Concil of Kanesatake main street sign
    March 7, 2025

    Commission to consider grand chief’s standing

    The newly formed Ethics Commission, tasked with arbitrating certain conflicts arising from the Custom Electoral Code, will meet this month to consider whether Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)

  • March 7, 2025

    ‘Urgent’ virtual meeting called on lawmaking

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) majority has called a community meeting to be held online tonight (Friday) and broadcast live on Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR)

  • March 7, 2025

    A lifetime of advocacy recognized

    Alex McComber now holds an Indigenous health advocacy lifetime contribution award, a title granted to him this week by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC).