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The first annual Onkwehón:we Project Conference was a success last week, with participants learning about cutting-edge research in the fields of archaeology and archive work, as well as sharing knowledge about their own research into Indigenous history.

Two plans, one compiled by First Nations advocates and the other by the federal government, have been filed with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), each proposing paths forward for the long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services.

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.

October 4 marked the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the counterpart to Red Dress Day on May 5, which is the National Day of Awareness.

The Mohawk Mothers, also known as the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera, say they will be filing an interlocutory motion with Quebec’s Superior Court in the coming weeks, the latest move in a years-long court battle concerning excavation work at the sites of the former Royal Victoria Hospital and the Allan Memorial Institute.

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.

When Evan Konwá:wi Stacey boards a plane to Sunderland, England next month, she’ll be carrying far more than a passport and a playbook.

The Mohawk Mothers, also known as the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera, were back in court last week, facing a filing by Quebec’s attorney general and the Société Québécoise des Infrastructures (SQI) that seeks to dismiss their case.

It’s the little things that sting the most for Lily Ieroniawákon Deer. Small, day-to-day nuggets of knowledge that she doesn’t have, like knowing whether or not to paint the rust on her car.

It would have been difficult to ask for a nicer day for an event than last Friday’s sunny summer-like weather, making it the perfect day for Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) to host its International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) outside the Service Complex.