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As the country wrestles with the interim ruling of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal issued Friday - that Canada is committing genocide against Indigenous Peoples – we mark National Indigenous History Month.

Former grand chief Victor Bonspille sent an email to the Iroquois Caucus earlier this month to express his view that the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake caretaker council cannot represent Kanesatake at political events and asked the Caucus to communicate with him regarding community matters.

Five arrests have been made following a series of police raids stemming from investigations into organized crime and the trafficking of illegal weapons in Kahnawake and Montreal.

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.

In the lush undergrowth of Blue Mountain, Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) coordinator Kane Montour sat crouched beside a patch of wild onions, carefully twisting one from the soil, making sure to leave the roots behind to encourage regrowth.

“Stop drinking, Wab.” These words were uttered in the chamber of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly to Wab Kinew, who is the only First Nations premier in the history of the country.

The Quebec Environment Ministry’s mobile truck was parked near the entrance of Oka in an effort to prevent illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake last week.

At a series of upcoming community meetings, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) will unveil plans to work with a third-party organization that would handle management and ensure better protection of the Pines land involved in an ongoing land transfer to Kanesatake.

The Iroquois Caucus will support Kanesatake and other communities in their efforts to crack down on crime in their respective territories, said Serge Simon, caretaker council member of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK).

The highest court in Quebec has dismissed an appeal from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), which had argued that provincial courts lack the power to weigh in on its regulatory decisions.