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From sharing Kahnawake’s work on accessibility to regaling guests with their new mascot, the Connecting Horizons team was out in full force for the Pathways to Inclusion Resource Fair in Montreal last week.

Despite Kahnawake’s health authority reporting some progress in turnaround times for approvals of Jordan’s Principle requests, advocates at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society remain concerned about ongoing backlogs which they say could result in children across Canada receiving delays in care.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will see nearly $200,000 flow into the community over the next two years, in an agreement that could serve as a model for other First Nations across Turtle Island.

Kanesatake’s general election was cancelled on the eve of election day, with the electoral officer blaming a flawed electoral code for a mountain of irregularities, escalating the community’s governance problems into a full-blown crisis and leaving Kanehsata’kehró:non scrambling to make sense of their new political reality.

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?

The community answered the call to come enjoy a great day at Friday’s fifth installment of the K1037 Radio community picnic, coming out in droves right outside the Kahnawake Sports Complex to enjoy the multitudes of activities and, of course, food.

The community is more than $4 million richer after the Kahnawake Sovereign Wealth Fund (KSWF)’s first year of investment, a 13 percent return, but it’s still a long way to go to $1 billion.

As of this Monday, a new mandate has been approved for Justice Services in the community.

The patrol of local highways largely used by non-locals takes up a major chunk of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers’ resources. Accidents along Route 207 and Highway 138 happen on a weekly basis, and the work the police force has to dedicate to preventing fatalities isn’t being fairly compensated for by the province, according to many on the Council table.

It was a Wednesday morning like any other. It was 6:50 a.m. and Phil Jacobs was behind the wheel of his dump truck, on his way to his job at the site of the future cultural centre, where he’s been contracted to haul away dirt and rock.