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(Courtesy Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean) Kahnawakehró:non Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean started university eight years ago at age 30. Already a mother of three, Whitebean embarked on a rigorous academic journey, which led to her being named a 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, one of Canada’s most prestigious academic awards.

STEVE BONSPIEL THE EASTERN DOOR This article was written in collaboration with Greg Horn, Iorì:wase.  The five candidates for grand chief squared off in the second-ever Grand Debate, hosted by the community’s media outlets.

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT LACROSSE As Albany and Vermont lacrosse teams faced off for the American Eastern Championships, two Kahnawa’kehró:non left with very opposite reactions.

The StartUP Nations project moved entirely online this year (COURTESY KANESATAKE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT) 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.

Activists in Kanesatake blocked the highway in the community to draw attention to pipeline politics in BC. (Courtesy Al Harrington)

On the final day of last week’s three-day workshop in Kahnawake, participants from across the globe lined up and had their passports stamped by assistant secretary of the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake Lynne Norton.

The Eastern Door sat down with fire chief David Scott and KFB board members Lloyd Phillips and Terry Diabo to talk about issues concerning the current and future state of Kahnawake’s ambulance service.

Kahtehrón:ni Iris Stacey puts her degree to work as the Kahnawake Education Center's Kanien’kehá:ka curriculum developer after being part of the Indigenous Languages Revitalization program.