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  • May 4, 2022

    Compost participation sputtering

    Courtesy Kahnawake Waste Management Department The organic collection program launched by Kahnawake’s Waste Management Department is flourishing according to many metrics - impressive in nearly every way, perhaps, except the participation rate.

  • February 22, 2022

    Project seeks local input on St. Lawrence River use

    A project conducted by researchers at Laval University in collaboration with First Nations along the St. Lawrence River is gearing up to meet with community members to hear firsthand about the effects of marine vessel activity on Kahnawake.
  • February 2, 2022

    Winter coat initiative helps homeless

    A father-daughter initiative is bringing some warmth to Montreal’s homeless population by donating hundreds of winter coats as freezing temperatures persist in the province.
  • December 9, 2021

    Local hotel project raises questions

    Minister of Indigenous Affairs Ian Lafrenière (pictured right) announced the funding for the private hotel project at the Grand Economic Circle of Indigenous People and Quebec.

  • December 6, 2021

    Grand chief deals with death threat

    After outside media reports started circulating online about the Quebec government investing $3.3 million for a hotel project in Kahnawake, the reaction by some in the community was swift and hostile.

  • December 3, 2021

    Indigenous inclusion in economy

    Economic wealth is intrinsically dependent on the land. First Nations leaders attending the Grand Economic Circle of Indigenous People and Quebec continually made this point during the event held in Montreal on November 25 and 26.

  • October 27, 2021

    A tale of two Indigenous circles

    In Gananoque, Ontario, the creation of a town council-led Indigenous circle to spearhead projects relevant to Onkwehón:we has caused a stir within the community.
  • May 17, 2021

    Dealing with a housing crisis

    Courtesy Owen Mayo  NOTE: This story has been written in collaboration with Eastern Door Reporter Laurence Brisson Dubreuil. Leaving the community was never a thought that crossed the mind of Kahnawa’kehró:non Owen Skahionwiio Mayo.

  • February 15, 2021

    Marquis’ meteoric rise at the Council

    (COURTESY KARLIE MARQUIS) Dear Readers: As an essential service that is still open during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Eastern Door is fighting hard to keep news like this flowing, in our print product, though an online subscription at www.eastermdoor.com and here, for free, on our website and Facebook.

  • December 1, 2020

    Community reaps benefit from garden initiative

    (Marisela Amador The Eastern Door) Dear Readers: As an essential service that is still open during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Eastern Door is fighting hard to keep news like this flowing, in our print product, though an online subscription at www.eastermdoor.com and here, for free, on our website and Facebook.