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The scarcity of public communications from the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake’s (MCK) caretaker council dissatisfies many in the community.

Election year in Kanesatake

The mayor of Chateauguay said he’s invested in continuing to build a relationship between his community and Kahnawake that’s focused on respect and open communication, following a meeting held last week between him and Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs.

Quebec’s proposed Bill 97, which would see complete reform of how forests are managed, has ignited a wave of opposition from First Nations leaders, environmental advocates, and community groups.

It’s now been five years since COVID-19 shut down the community. 

Highlighting tensions around the new Kanesatake Law-Making Process (KLMP), Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chief Brant Etienne’s windshield was smashed overnight after the framework’s passage was revealed by The Eastern Door.

The community mourned the loss of a swath of mature maple trees this week, with the Multi-Purpose Building project team confirming more trees were removed than had been anticipated by the original plan.

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.

Tracey Deer distinctly remembers the first time she saw Alanis Obomsawin’s Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance: she was studying film at Dartmouth College, and the documentary was being screened in one of her classes.