A question was submitted in Kanien’kéha at the Montreal municipal council session on Monday, August 23, but was never read out loud or answered, as it was dismissed under the pretense of being neither posed in French, nor English. The Montrealers who sent the question regarding the protection and promotion of

Following the announcement by Public Safety commissioner Lloyd Phillips that a vaccine passport would be implemented in the community, the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake released a statement opposing the new safety measure. “No one is opposing non-locals from being required to have a vaccine passport to do business in the community,”

The former executive director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, Kanesatake’s Kimberly Murray, has been chosen to lead an investigation at the former Mohawk Institute residential school. As Murray was already assisting significantly with these investigations in Six Nations prior to her new role, putting her as the

Last week, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was a special guest and speaker at the 500 years of Indigenous Resistance – 1521 the Fall of Mexico – Tenochtitlan ceremony in Mexico City. “August 13, 2021, marked the 500-year anniversary of the fall of Mexico - Tenochtitlan, which

“Philanthropist is the word I would use to describe him.” For Brian Goodleaf, the son of the late Angus John Shakoia’ténhtha Goodleaf, his father was someone he looked up to on a multitude of levels. His nickname is no coincidence, as Buddy was a friend to everyone. He was a remarkable member of

COURTESY LAURENCE BRISSON DUBREUIL Kahnawake’s own choreographer and dancer Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo will be making her way to centre stage at Place Des Arts on September 10, opening this year’s Festival Quartiers Dances. “I was so flattered that they gave me the opening spot,” she said. “It’s been a dream of mine

MARISELA AMADOR THE EASTERN DOOR Mi’kmaq elder Nick Huard started packing in July for a move down the street near the tunnel, as his current home, which doubles as his studio, will soon be torn down. Huard, who is also a residential school survivor, has lived in Kahnawake for the past 30

As summer winds down, the number of COVID-19 cases across the province, including Kanesatake, are on the rise. The confirmation of at least 14 active cases in four households (plus two workers) has been met with an increase in procedures put forth by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) and the

The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake released a statement on Wednesday refuting public statements made by the mayor of Chateauguay during an interview with K103.7 Monday. Mayor Pierre-Paul Routhier spoke about the proposed housing development project at the end of the Old Chateauguay Road. During the interview, Routhier suggested a possible solution to

Early this week, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) confirmed that the COVID-19 Delta variant was present in the community and there was a lot of concern over its spread. The two separate outbreaks that emerged in Kahnawake over the last month were majority Delta variant cases. There are now 14 active