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July 19, 2024Veterans speak up at Assembly
Veterans’ issues were on the margins of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) annual general assembly at the Palais de Congrès in Montreal last week.
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May 27, 2024Gun violence prevention program in works
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s (MCK) Public Safety Unit will soon be rolling out programming aimed at preventing gun violence among youth in the community.
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May 16, 2024New wellness plan seeks holistic approach
Onkwata’karitáhtshera, Kahnawake’s health and social services agency, has released a new community wellness plan that sets the community’s priorities for the next eight years.
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April 15, 2024Bro-fest brings the boys together
When Al Jones asked his 15-year-old son Darris if he wanted to come with him to Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services (KSCS)’ Bro-fest last Sunday to join in a discussion about violence in the community, he wasn’t sure if he would say yes.
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February 20, 2024Supreme court affirms child welfare law
Indigenous families, community members, and advocacy groups convened at a downtown Ottawa hotel last Friday, singing, dancing, drumming, and cheering.
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January 15, 2024Kidney received after four years
About a year ago, between dialysis treatments, Tanya Denis stood in an airplane hurtling thousands of feet above St. Jerome.
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December 28, 2023Sober powwow set for New Year's
Twenty-five years ago, Don Barnaby was “helpless, hopeless, and homeless,” having spent 10 years living on the streets. He was in the depths of addiction, and didn’t believe he’d ever make it out.
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December 7, 2023Support for violence survivors
Accessing help as a survivor of domestic abuse can be difficult – both emotionally and bureaucratically – as individuals are left to figure out which organizations provide the types of resources they need during vulnerable times.
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November 2, 2023Historic child welfare settlement approved
Kiona Akohseràke Deer was moved between different group homes and foster care units at least 20 times before she even turned 18.
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October 5, 2023Community comes together after tragedy
Just over a week after a heart-wrenching car crash took the life of 18-year-old Tsótewe Stacey, hundreds of Kahnawa’kehró:non came together to show love and support for her family, raising $16,785.78 with a blanket dance, penny fair, and medicine lacrosse game.
