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As the rain poured in downtown Montreal on Canada Day this year, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel had one message to share loud and clear: standing together as Indigenous people and allies is the way towards progress.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo told federal leadership at the Jay Treaty Border Alliance (JTBA) High Table this week that he’s tired of the government “playing the Trump card,” when it comes to advocating for First Nations, arguing that the decisions of the American president can’t become a roadblock in furthering the rights of Indigenous communities.

When prime minister Mark Carney launched the Major Projects Office under the Building Canada Act, the St. Lawrence Seaway was held up as an example of a Canada that built ambitious projects at a speed not seen in generations, with an urgency he said the country needs to recapture.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) reiterated last week a position that it has long-since held: that what was once Bill C-21 and is now the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) is flawed, rushed, and is putting resources in the wrong place to combat crime.

This weekend, Mark Carney will reach one year as prime minister of Canada, but the community is still waiting for a meaningful shift when it comes to nation-to-nation relations, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo.

As 2025 draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2026, The Eastern Door staff took a look back at the last 12 months of news in Kahnawake. And, as we find ourselves saying every year, what a year it has been! From major arts projects for some of Kahnawake’s finest acting talent to community protests about cannabis and traffic, we’ve recapped it all below.

Hundreds of leaders from communities across Turtle Island were in Winnipeg, Manitoba last week, for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly (AGM).

Quebec’s involvement in the controversial Northvolt project is officially over, with the province announcing this week that they won’t be investing any further money in the company.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced it will likely implement tolls on highways running through the territory in response to the federal government’s plans to make cuts to all governmental departments, including Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

What does prime minister Mark Carney have to say about the Building Canada Act, which equips his government to steamroll opposition to major infrastructure projects?