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Whether you want to find wellness in spin class or weaving class, Kahnawake Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) has you covered with this year’s Spirit of Wellness month, running until the end of November across the community.

A new bill that would amend the Indian Act could see thousands of individuals become entitled to status that weren’t before, a situation that Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson said could be problematic.

As part of a push to support patients locally, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) has announced increased capacity in its short-term care unit - including one bed specifically reserved for patients undergoing treatment for substance use disorders.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) this week announced a complete closure of the northbound entry of Route 207 between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on weekdays, a measure that will take effect from Monday, November 10, until further notice.

Even before a massive construction project turned St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard and the portion of Highway 132/138 that goes into Kahnawake into a round-the-clock traffic jam, there was already, in the minds of many, a traffic crisis in the community.

A group of local harvesters say more needs to be done to ensure local hunters are fully aware of regulations in other territories, after two of their moose were seized in Matane earlier this month.

Bridges were built between organizations in Kahnawake and Akwesasne last week, with a special meeting at the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) office facilitating discussions about how best elders can be supported in the community.

The recent K1037 radiothon has once again highlighted the power of community and collaboration in Kahnawake. What began as a weekend fundraiser to support the new Kanatahkwèn:ke (where the village is picked up) Cultural Arts Center turned into a record-breaking event, raising over $660,000, well beyond the original target of $200,000.

Attending his hearing without a lawyer on Friday, Timmy Etienne, one of 13 defendants facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for work carried out on the shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains, entered a plea of not guilty.

A bilateral meeting took place last week in Rome, where Haudenosaunee Chief Deskaheh Steve Jacobs sat down with the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, during the World Food Forum.