Author: Jeremy Zafran

If you are looking at crushing that cardboard box or a few glass bottles, you might want to keep them in a temporary storage. The town’s recycling truck is now out of service. Iotshatenawi Reed is the communications director for The Waste Management Department of the MCK: “This afternoon we noticed there was a little […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has cancelled tonight’s Community Meeting. The meeting has been postponed due to the continuing bad weather, with more rain expected in the forecast for this evening. The meeting was scheduled to be held outdoors. A replacement meeting will be announced at a later date, with the MCK informing the community […]

The Kahnawake Peacekeepers say they have received a large influx of calls in recent weeks from community members reporting on suspicious vehicles and people in town. Some Kahnawa’kehró:non have even begun their own patrols. Kyle Zachary is the Public Relations officer with the Peacekeepers: “I spoke at the men’s meeting last week and they spoke […]

The MCK Indian Day Schools (IDS) Settlement Project Coordinator has invited the Federal Indian Day School Community Support Program to Kahnawà:ke this to assist and provide additional support. That assistance includes “Federal Indian Day School Community Support with a trauma-informed approach to delivering free, one-on-one help” in terms of filling out or checking the status […]

A Kahnawà:ke Oral History Project is being developed, a collaboration with The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and the professional historical research firm Know History (KHI) to gather, record, and share life stories and oral histories of Kahnawà:ke elders. The Project Manager is Gerald Taiaiake Alfred: “If people want to do a history of Kahnawà:ke […]

A major announcement in Kahnawake this morning concerning Internet and accessibility for First Nations. At the news conference, held at the Kahnawake Sports Complex, a $94 million dollar added financial investment – split between the provincial and federal governments – will further add an extra 18,200 homes connected to high-speed internet service. Indigenous Services Minister […]

Two men were arrested over the weekend in the New Development area on the evening of July 16th. Constable Kyle Zachary of the Kahnàwake Peacekeepers: “There was a spot-check operation set-up in the New Development area on the 16th, the operation got underway just after 8 pm. During the operation, a vehicle approached the set-up […]

A Person tested COVID-19 positive with possible contacts at Matty’s Park. The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) Local Public Health Team is advising the community that due to the complexity of this outbreak, their team is unable to identify all potential contacts of this recent COVID-19 positive case. If you or your child were at […]

The Public Safety division in Kahnàwake announced there is a single cluster and outbreak of 8 cases of COVID-19 in the community. Lisa Westaway is the Executive Director at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center: “Presently the 8 active cases are not vaccinated or are not fully vaccinated. Now the impact of that is not just […]

The MCK Indian Day Schools (IDS) Settlement Project Coordinator has invited the Federal Indian Day School Community Support Program to Kahnawà:ke to assist and provide additional support in offering “Federal Indian Day School Community Support with a trauma-informed approach to delivering free, one-on-one help” with filling out or checking the status of IDS Claim Form(s). […]