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Following community workshops and governance meetings on a new law-making process proposed by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK), it is expected to be tabled at the next Council meeting, likely next week if not sooner, according to MCK chief Brant Etienne.

It’s just after 11 a.m. at Diabo’s restaurant, and the rush has already begun.  The chip stand on Route 207 just off Highway 30 has never struggled to attract clients, especially non-locals, but it’s been exceptionally hectic as of late.

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.

It came as a complete surprise for 16-year-old laxer Darris Jones to hear that he had been drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL)’s Whitby Warriors.

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.

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) is now suing the property owner and company involved in the fuel spill that happened nearly one year ago in Chateauguay.

Falen Iakowennaiéwas Jacobs is now taking on a more active leadership role as director of education at the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC), now that her onboarding process has wrapped up.

Kahnawake Peacekeepers spokesperson Kyle Zachary said that almost half a decade after their introduction, many residents in town do not remember - or do not know in the first place - what their emergency location identifier is.

A new operations manager has been selected for the Kahnawake Cannabis Control Office (KCCO), with Jennifer Paul announced as the person who will oversee and develop the responsibilities of the office.