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Community steps up for victims
Helen Paavola, chief of the small community of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, flew into her homelands this week, finding nothing left but ashes. Not even the road bridges are left standing.
Iroquois Caucus agrees to entente with Assembly
A draft resolution supporting the renewal of a protocol agreement between the Iroquois Caucus and Assembly of First Nations (AFN) was passed unanimously at the AFN Annual General Assembly last week, affirming the Iroquois Caucus’s role in representing the interests of member communities.
Joining forces against Alberta separatism
The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) has joined leaders of Indigenous communities in Alberta in defending treaty rights from a burgeoning separatism movement in that province.
Language laws raised at international forum
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has turned to the international community for support in combatting Quebec’s language laws, which community leaders worry could inhibit the resurgence of Kanien’kéha.
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July 23, 2026Dust plume reported near eastern boundary
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is looking for answers after dust suspended in the air near the old Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) campus caused concern.
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July 23, 2026Survival School short on space
Enrollment has reached capacity for grades seven and nine at Kahnawake Survival School (KSS), the earliest classes have filled up at the school. While the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) has acknowledged this means disappointment for some families, small class sizes are part of what has made so many parents want to send their children to school locally, according to KEC education director Falen Iakowennaiéwas Jacobs.
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July 23, 2026Historic child and family services agreement signed
For Jonathan Shetush, chief of the Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-utenam (ITUM) band council, July 10’s tripartite agreement with the provincial government of Quebec and the federal government marks the beginning of a new chapter, one where they will have the right to self-determine how they will care for their own children.
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July 23, 2026Scale beam project to commemorate 9/11
Listening to Donald Angus talk about his time as part of the cleanup crew at Ground Zero in New York City in the days and weeks following 9/11, it almost feels like it happened yesterday, not almost a quarter of a century ago.
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July 23, 2026Language mentorship program a boon for Montour
As a single mother raising two young boys to be first language Kanien’kéha speakers, Karihwiióstha Callie Montour found that there were not many options in Kahnawake for advanced speakers like herself to continue her learning.
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July 17, 2026Another perfect powwow
As the sun set on another successful powwow weekend in Kahnawake, visitors from near and far left the community full of frybread, strawberry juice, and positive energy.
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July 16, 2026Route 132 project officially relaunched
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo reiterated to Quebec premier Christine Fréchette that Kahnawake must be consulted in future planning of the Route 132 revamp project, which will see the redevelopment of a five-kilometre section of the highway between Kahnawake and neighbouring areas.
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July 16, 2026Whitebean leads land-based learning
For Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean, education is at its most effective when it leaves the classroom and starts on the land.
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July 16, 2026Marquis-Deere appointed executive director
Dawn Marquis-Deere has officially taken over as the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s executive director, having held the position on an interim basis since September of last year.
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July 16, 2026Controversial paddlers visit Kahnawake
A group known as the Pinesi Paddlers landed in Kahnawake ahead of the annual Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow last week, after a six-day journey that started in Gatineau.
