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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs and community representatives had the chance to speak with representatives from Australia this week, who visited Kahnawake as part of a trip organized by Australia’s national human rights institution.

The Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) is in the process of acquiring a two-year fund that would increase security staff and give the community 24 hours of security services, among other defensive and safety upgrades.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) has brought a proposal to the community on a plan to work with a third-party organization to manage Pines land involved in an “ecological gift” land transfer to Kanesatake, to help protect the land from seizure and unregulated development.

A summary of pleas from Kanehsata’kehró:non desperate for support was read out at the National Assembly this week as the provincial government was questioned for its sluggishness in confronting the organized crime running roughshod over Indigenous communities like Kanesatake.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) caretaker council signaled it is open to discussing an alternative pathway to a local election, while no hearing has been booked yet for the federal court case regarding Kanesatake’s election process.

After years of development, Saturday saw the new outdoor rink next to the Kahnawake Sports Complex have its first lacrosse action with two Kahnawake Mohawks Minor Lacrosse Association (KMMLA) all-star games that followed the official opening ceremony and ribbon cutting.

Two weeks ago, the doors to Kahnawake’s major new cultural arts centre, Kanatahkwèn:ke, swung open. It was two students from Kahnawake Survival School who had come in hopes of getting a tour.

Not much has changed since we wrote an editorial called “Red alert for Red Dress Alert” two years ago. That’s not unexpected, in fact it’s by design, but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting, considering the scope and urgency of the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people (MMIWG2S+), which is nothing short of a countrywide emergency.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson will be suspended without pay for two days from the Council table, following a formal complaint lodged against him by the rest of the Council more than a year ago.

The one-time Inflationary Benefit Payment slated for this spring will be slightly delayed, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) announced last week.