Author: Jeremy Zafran

A new paratransit bus has made its debut in Kahnàwake. It was officially launched this morning by Connecting Horizons with the goal of increasing options for Kahnawa’kehró:non of limited mobility. Iris Phillips is the advocacy coordinator for Connecting Horizons: “It’s extremely important, I mean, people with mobility issues have always had these massive challenges that […]

A coach with ties to Kahnàwake – is off to his 5th Olympic games. Marc Granger, known as Nipper, has coached for years at the Onake Paddling Club. He is coaching the Canadian women’s Canoe team in Tokyo. The first time that women are racing Canoes in the Olympics: “In 2004, Adam Van Koeverden was […]

Several Kahnawà’kehró:non have been camping out just past the current Kahnàwake -Chateauguay boundary in an effort to protect the land. The Longhouse at the 207 has led the charge against a housing development that is planned on the OCR on disputed lands. The longhouse issued a notice to Chateauguay about the land and not to […]

After months of planning, Kahnàwake’s beach is opening today. Mackenzie Whyte is the Interim Director of Sports and Recreation at the Mohawk Council. Whyte says there will be 2 lifeguards on duty at all times. COVID restrictions are in place: “Just make sure that people are separated, you have two hand washing stations here, so […]

A big screen debut in Quebec on Friday for Kahnàwake filmmaker Tracey Deer and her film ‘Beans.’ The movie is about a young teenager’s coming of age during the OKA crisis. Deer is the co-writer and director of the film and she says the timing of the release of Beans could not be more appropriate […]

In lieu of the recent horrific discoveries of unmarked graves near site of former residential schools, Thomas Irvine Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion has issued a 2nd national directive, in Remembrance, asking all branches to lower flags to half-mast. Ray Deer is the President of Mohawk Legion Branch 219: “I’m sure we’re going […]

When you opened up Google this morning on your computer, tablet or smartphone, you might have noticed that today’s doodle pays tribute to a Kahnawakero:non, Mary Two-Axe Earley, whose efforts made massive headway for Indigenous women’s rights in Canada, is featured. The Google doodles are made daily to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnàwake has issued a statement expressing its disappointment in the Quebec Premier. This after Francois Legault said he would not consider a statutory holiday for Indigenous people in the province. Joe Delaronde is a spokesperson for the MCK: “Some people are working very hard behind the scenes to make a positive […]

The Kahnàwake Emergency Relief Measures Fund Board has announced the extension of the Fund for an additional 90 days beyond the original June 28th end date for the fund. The Board will look over future applications carefully, because with partial re-openings in various sectors, most affected workers will be required to return to work or seek other […]

The Office of the Electoral Officer wishes to advise the community that Watio Matthew Lazare and Robert Patton Jr. have withdrawn as candidates for Council Chief (Ratitsénhaienhs) in the 2021 Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) Election. As such, both Mr. Lazare’s and Mr. Patton’s names will be removed from the ballot. Their withdrawal leaves 18 […]