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Project heals through embroidery

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(Courtesy Sacred Fire Productions) Healing comes in many forms, and community member Melanie Morrison has found a way to help on her own healing journey. Her sister Tiffany disappeared in 2006 and her remains were found four years later. The file is still open. Morrison is currently involved in a project created

Council chief steps down, into public safety

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Six months into being elected back to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake table, Lloyd Phillips (left with fellow MCK chiefs Mike Delisle and Lindsay Leborgne in July) decided to take the director of public safety post, which will begin next month. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) Mohawk Council chief Lloyd

Phillips earns her long-awaited doctorate

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It took over a half-decade of hard work, but the dedication and determination paid off as Morgan Phillips can now affix PhD to the end of her name. (courtesy Morgan Phillips) It’s taken seven years and right up until the last moment Morgan Phillips put everything she had into completing her

Mother/daughter bakers celebrate 5,000 pies

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Jayanne Barnes (right) won a gift basket courtesy of Beverly and Coreen Delormier whose pie-making skills have created 5,000 delicious pies and counting. (Courtesy Coreen Delormier) Everyone loves a good pie and for two local meat pie experts, they found a booming market in Kahnawake. Mother and daughter duo Beverly and Coreen

Christmas village comes to life over holidays

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Roxanne Deer takes holiday cheer to the next level with her extensive and intricate recreations of winter landscapes in her home complete with train. (Lachlan Madill, The Eastern Door) “I love Christmas, it’s my favourite time of the year. I love all the colours and the ambiance of it all. It

Cannabis law read through behind closed doors

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(Left to right) Vernon Goodleaf, Keisha Goodleaf, and Joe Delaronde listen while Rhonda Kirby gives final reading of cannabis control law Tuesday, December 4. (Lachlan Madill, The Eastern Door) The controversial Kahnawake Cannabis Control Law was given a final reading earlier this week in a closed setting, marking the end of

Eric “Dirt” McComber on stardom and Hollywood

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Eric "Dirt" McComber is home and happy to be back where he’s comfortable, cutting up a deer in his back yard away from the glitz and glamour of the film festival circuit. (Lachlan Madill, The Eastern Door) Since it was released this summer, the movie Dirt McComber: Last of the Mohicans,

Searching for answers in lost land dispute

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The McComber family is working to correct what they say is a historical wrong that deprived the family of their land. (Lachlan Madill, The Eastern Door) Leon McComber is looking for answers about land that other people are living on, which was left to him by his grandfather 60 years ago.

Renewable energy program has sunny future

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The renewable energy industry is rapidly growing, and with a current workforce nearing retirement, a new generation of employees will soon be needed. (File Photo)   Renewable energy is a fast-growing industry, and has become good option for career futures as the need for energy expands. The Iohahi:io Adult Education Centre in

Majority in Kahnawake okay with local pot sale

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MCK chief Rhonda Kirby intends to be part of another CDMP meeting before ratifying a local cannabis law. A poll found a majority in favour agreeing cannabis could be sold on territory. (File photo) Community members had a chance last week to give their thoughts on cannabis sales in Kahnawake with

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