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Nine additional officers will soon join the ranks of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers, following a boost in funding recently negotiated with Quebec and Canada.

The Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC) Winter Carnival is, first and foremost, a fun, two-week long event filled with activities for community members young and old.

Every Peacekeeper in the territory will soon be equipped with body cameras, following a decision made by the police force’s board just before the holidays.  It’s not just cameras that were approved for purchase, but an entire package of new gear aimed at modernizing the way the Kahnawake Peacekeepers police the territory, chief Dwayne Zacharie said.

Ray Deer won’t be retiring just yet. The president of the Royal Canadian Legion Mohawk Branch 219 is now on his eighth consecutive term, following an election at the hall earlier this month.  “I'm hoping one of our younger veterans will be ready to step in, then I would be ready to step down,” said Deer, who ran unopposed.

Sports are an integral part of life here in Kahnawake. Whether it’s an important home game at the Sports Complex or hospital field, winning medals in a tournament, or even proudly representing the community at the international level, Kahnawa’kehró:non of all disciplines and walks of life had a busy 2024.

Now that Wihse Stacey has become interim fire chief of the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) after David Scott retired last month, he has taken over many of Scott’s files - including matters of KFB funding from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Patrick Moses Montour has a leaking roof. He has for years now, even after having it replaced about eight years ago.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo used last week’s Assembly of First Nations (AFN) special chiefs’ assembly to challenge federal leaders to envision what a future relationship could look like between Kahnawake and Canada.

A new initiative from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Public Relations Unit aimed at promoting transparency from the Council table has seen “report cards” summarizing activities for the past month come in from only half the chiefs – the same number as the previous month.

Starting next month, families in owner-occupied households will be able to apply for grants of up to $40,000 to pay toward major home repairs.