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There was a lengthy debate at the Council table this past Monday, after a proposal was brought forward over the possibility of hiring an Indian registry administrator.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) wasn’t consulted about the Northvolt electric car battery plant because it couldn’t demonstrate the project would harm the community’s ability to practice “ancestral activities” on the land located in the Monteregie.  That’s according to a sworn statement sent to Quebec Superior Court in late November by a regional director employed by Quebec’s environmental ministry (MELCCFP).   “To the knowledge of the MELCCFP, no ancestral Aboriginal activities linked to hunting, trapping, gathering, harvesting medicinal plants, or ceremonial practices have been practiced on the Northvolt project site, at least since the industrial use of the site, which began in 1878,” Stéphanos Bitzakidis wrote.

Just four months into the job, Rice Mohawk Steel and Quebec have agreed to tear up a $36 million contract to maintain the LaSalle side of the Mercier Bridge following lengthy delays - and a failure to secure access to community land occupied by rival contractor Mohawk Bridge Consortium (MBC).

Last Thursday, Mary Paul celebrated a belated birthday at Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (MHC), where Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

It might have been 50 years or more since a home birth in Kanesatake, a practice that used to be commonplace in the community, but the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC)

Traffic calming measures to improve safety along Route 207 are only expected to be put in place by the spring, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

The Kahnawake Brewing Company (KBC) is celebrating after earning a gold and two silver medals at the Canada Beer Cup this past weekend.

Local hip hop artist Will E. Skandalz, also known as Satehoronies McComber, has made the list of nominees for the International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards with his song Rez Dawgs featuring Cree-Naskapi artist Kong hitting the “Collaboration of the Year” category.

Two sets of flashing yellow lights are now set to be installed on Route 207, following a request to Quebec from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).

Consultations led by PlanIT Consulting over greenspace east of the CP tunnel are wrapping up as of today. A six-person working group will now analyze over 100 responses from community members asked to weigh in on the future of the 14-acre stretch of land by the Office Complex along the Old Malone Highway.  Over the last six months, Kahnawa’kehró:non were consulted on two different proposals being considered for how to beautify the area.