Author: Paul Graif

Complicated by pandemic measures, a site has finally been chosen and approved to host the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake elections next month. The Kahnawake Sports Complex will be open from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday July 3, 2021 for community members to cast their ballots for Grand Chief and Chief. The site was […]

Mercier Bridge roadwork will see a ramp closed in Kahnawake overnight Wednesday. The Highway 132 down ramp towards La Prairie will be completely closed tomorrow night from 11 p.m., to Thursday morning at 5 am. That ramp will then be closed for the entire weekend From Friday at 10 p.m., to Monday at 5 a.m.

There is Mercier Bridge roadwork set for this weekend. It will be one lane open in each direction from Friday at 10 pm to Monday at 5 am. The Airlie street access will also be closed heading towards Kahnawake. There will also be a complete night closure of the 138 up ramp in Kahnawake towards […]

The deadline (Tuesday June 1 at 12 pm) has come and gone for candidates to accept or decline their nominations for the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)  elections. K1037 News has confirmed that there are five candidates for the position of Grand Chief for the July 3rd election. They are: Kahsennenhawe Sky Deer, Frankie […]

Quebec’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere was in Kahnawake Monday afternoon. He visited the tribute at the foot of the St Francis Xavier Mission Church to the 215 Indigenous remains that were discovered last week at the former Kamloops Residential school in British Columbia. The Minister also spoke with two Mohawk Council  of Kahnawake elected […]

The count is already approaching 500 pairs of shoes left in front of the St. Francis Xavier Mission Church in Kahnawake. The shoes, a powerful symbol commemorating the 215 souls discovered buried at the former Kamploops, BC residential school. Leaving the shoes in front of the church began after Jessica Oesterreich of Kahnawake made a […]

A horrific discovery in British Columbia. The Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation says a survey they conducted found the remains of 215 children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential school. The first nation says they hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work. Quebec Liberal MNA Greg Kelley, who represents the Jacques Cartier riding […]

With the Board of Directors elections scheduled for K1037 this coming Saturday, a special advanced poll has been added and will be this afternoon at the radio station. “We realize now that not everybody might be available at that time so we are having an advanced vote poll today from 1 pm to 3 pm […]

Due to the high heat and humidity the schools under the Kahnawake Education Center banner are only having a half day of classes today. “We’ll be having a half day due to the high humidity within the school,” Karonhianonhnha School Interim Principal Sarah Kanietahawi Phillips said. “Considering that our students and staff are required to […]

Expect some loud fly-overs today as Fighter jets from Canada and the US conduct a military training exercise over the Montreal region today. Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s, and United States Air Force F-15 fighters and two KC-135 tanker aircraft will conduct North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) training.   They will practice cross-border response procedures […]