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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is hoping that the final 37 renters in arrears with the MCK will meet with them soon, as they now plan to end the initial one-on-one housing reconciliation meetings by the end of April.

Oka mayor Patrick Hardy is calling for more humanity in media reporting and public discourse following reports of the arrest of former Oka fire chief Sylvain Johnson.

The man who compared himself to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa is saying goodbye.

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.

As media, our job comes with a grave responsibility, and if we don’t take that seriously, we don’t belong in the business.

In a move that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is hoping will repair relationships with victims of the 2018 housing scandal that defrauded several community members, a maximum of $950,000 is being set aside to reverse interest charges to 41 mortgage clients and five Home Repair Loan clients.

The Kahnawake Legislative Commission (KLC) has officially received a request to create a Banishment Act, a piece of legislation that Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson says could fill a clear gap in the types of recourse the community has when it comes to sex offendors.

For many years, Onkwehón:we and other climate advocates have warned of the dangers of abusing the environment for short-term gain, saying that it would soon be too late to come to the aid of Mother Earth.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo was once a Kahnawake Peacekeeper, but that came to an end in 2017 when he was terminated in an ethics scandal, a fact already known to the community - even as much remains hazy.

Evictions aren’t happening yet in the community, but they’re on the table for housing mortgage clients that are in arrears, announced Council chief Ryan Montour, the lead on housing.