Month: April 2020

In order to prevent the further spread of Covid-19 in Kahnawake, Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS), by order of the Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force, is opening an emergency isolation shelter in the community. The shelter is for those who are returning from travel and for Health Care workers who do not want to risk being infected […]

Signs limiting Kahnawake to local and delivery traffic as well as those who work in the community from the outside only will be going up at the various entrances to the community in the coming days.  Violators could be subject to fines if they disobey. 75 tests have been performed so far at the Kahnawake […]

The Committee organizing the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow in Kahnawake, made the decision to cancel the event this summer. The 30th annual event was scheduled to be held on Tekakwitha Island July 11-12th. Lynne Norton is the secretary on the organizing committee. She says organizing at this point was nearly impossible. “Our […]

“We know that the efforts that we are making have been working,” said Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital (KMHC). “We can not let up because as soon as we do we will see an increase.” The testing center in Kahnawake will reopen on Thursday, a day ahead of the planned […]