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  • July 10, 2024

    Local artists wanted for mural design

    Kahnawake artists will have an opportunity to show off some of their artistic talents and make their mark on the city of Beauharnois through a new contest that was recently announced.

  • July 1, 2024

    Big turnout for Meet the Candidates night

    The Knights of Columbus was packed to the brim Tuesday night as Kahnawa’kehró:non gathered to hear the 21 candidates vying to fill out the next Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

  • May 2, 2024

    Hospital marks 40 years since historic agreement 

    There was celebration at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) this Wednesday as negotiators were praised for their role in establishing Kahnawake’s monumental hospital agreement with Quebec, a historic agreement that turned 40 this week.

  • April 3, 2024

    Skating worlds prioritize Kahnawake 

    The sound of 62 members of the Kahnawake Figure Skating Club (KFSC) gasping as world champion skaters backflipped on the ice at the Bell Centre last weekend filled local coach Bethany Douglas with pride as she reflected on the efforts being made to make her sport more accessible.

  • March 18, 2024

    Youth return from trip of a lifetime 

    For many of the youth on Kahnawake Youth Center’s (KYC) trip to the South Pacific this month, flying on a plane was a brand-new experience.

  • January 11, 2024

    The year of little progress

    When we first started writing about the year that was, 2023, we read over the recaps (see pages 6, 9, 21) of the top stories of the year.

  • October 26, 2023

    White prepares for historic verdict

    Derek White hasn’t been allowed to leave Canada since March 2016, when he and 60 others were arrested as part of Project Mygale on suspicion of evading taxes in cross-border tobacco trading.

  • September 28, 2023

    Birks ad raises questions

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and her wife Tami Jo Rice were paid to promote Birks, a jewellery company whose diamonds partly originate from mines said to have harmful effects on Indigenous communities in Canada.

  • June 27, 2023

    Q&A: Anonymous Kanehsata'kehró:non speak out

    With an influential open letter and a trove of documents, an anonymous group of Kanehsata’kehró:non has brought countrywide attention to grave issues of land, safety, and the environment in the community.

  • June 26, 2023

    Something for everyone at community picnic 

    Hundreds of Kahnawa’kehró:non gathered on the grounds of the Kahnawake Sports Complex this week for a community picnic to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.