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A bylaw that prevents unlicensed tour guides from offering tours in Montreal is still standing in the way of Indigenous people sharing their history with visitors, according to a Montreal-based activist and tour guide.

The caretaker council of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is considering how much they can intervene in the years-old, ongoing court cases involving Pines land, while a judge has decided to defer a case because of Kanesatake’s governance status.

Montreal-based tour guide Donovan King is done waiting for the government to address his concerns that laws regulating tour guiding in the city impose undue barriers on Indigenous people.

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve in Kahnawake, the sound of fireworks is muddled with the noise of gunshots, as groups shoot firearms in the air to celebrate.

LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL THE EASTERN DOOR The sounds of cars honking, supportive words, rhythmic drums and lively singing echoed far and wide in Kanehsatake on Saturday, where a car convoy took place to raise awareness.

OkaThrough an official attorney’s letter, five Kanehsata’kehró:non have requested the delay of the judicial review in the legal actions against a recent municipality of Oka bylaw, pending a full community consultation process.

People spoke about the Kanehsatake Siege in 1990, systemic racism and the lack of concrete government actions. Pascal Quevillon, right, addressed the land defenders.

Montreal activist and tour guide Donovan King continues to push to change a bylaw that makes it illegal to hire guides who don’t have a permit – and for more Indigenous representation – and his letter demanding these things was answered by the city this week.

Ron Skye has more than four decades of public service in his rearview mirror, as the 62-year-old commissioner of public safety looks forward to golf courses and a good book.