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  • February 28, 2025

    Law-making process faces backlash

    Highlighting tensions around the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chief Brant Etienne’s windshield was smashed overnight after the framework’s passage was revealed by The Eastern Door.

  • February 21, 2025

    New book educates on reality of sex trafficking 

    Sex trafficking happens in every community. That’s the message behind Caught in my Dreamcatcher, a new book written by two Montreal police officers.

  • February 21, 2025

    Council passes law-making authority

    The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) voted Wednesday to approve a process for the creation of laws, with that framework itself becoming the community’s first official legislation.

  • February 7, 2025

    Fighting bullying demands leadership

    Pink Shirt Day is not till later this month, but bullying is the topic on people’s minds this week after a violent incident at the Kahnawake Sports Complex involving young children, who recorded and shared it.

  • January 31, 2025

    The gulf of America 

    “Make Racists Afraid Again.” The anti-fascist's answer to the infamous red hat, this slogan rose to prominence in the early days of Trump’s first term, using his own words against him.

  • January 31, 2025

    Locals in Kanesatake awarded Coronation Medal 

    When all is said and done, 30,000 King Charles III Coronation Medals will have been awarded to people in Canada who have made substantial contributions to their communities and beyond.

  • January 31, 2025

    Prestigious accolades for locals  

    Two Kahnawa’kehró:non found out this month they’d be awarded the prestigious King Charles III’s Coronation Medal.

  • January 24, 2025

    Law-making process heading to table 

    Following community workshops and governance meetings on a new law-making process proposed by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK), it is expected to be tabled at the next Council meeting, likely next week if not sooner, according to MCK chief Brant Etienne.

  • January 10, 2025

    A political legacy that won’t be forgotten

    For Andrew Delisle Jr., it was always about putting Kahnawake first. The son of the late grand chief Andrew Delisle Sr., Andrew dedicated his life to his vision of a sovereign nation, and he was willing to take whatever steps necessary to defend it.

  • January 7, 2025

    Locals lead social work course 

    For the first time, undergraduate students in McGill University’s social work program will be able to learn from not just one but three of the brightest minds in Kahnawake, who have each signed on to be course lecturers for the winter semester at the university.