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One of Canada’s leading child welfare experts says that Canada has committed “a huge breach of good faith negotiations” after the government announced that it would not be participating in national negotiations on a $47.8 billion settlement deal regarding child welfare, instead pursuing discussions for a deal with only chiefs in Ontario.

A special community meeting is expected to be held soon to allow community members the chance to weigh in on which laws should be triaged by the Kahnawake Legislative Commission (KLC).

Community members are being invited to join an advisory group that’ll be tasked with reviewing the code of conduct elected Mohawk Council chiefs must abide by, in addition to other key governance documents.

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.

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.

Winona Polson-Lahache has a reputation for giving her all to the job - it’s not uncommon for coworkers at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

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.

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.

It was a big day for Kahnawa’kehró:non at the First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) graduation this month, with six community members celebrating the completion of courses that will further their leadership skills.

The Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) held its first annual general assembly (AGA) in two years Wednesday night, electing a new board and giving community members a look into the centre’s operations.