Author: Paul Graif

Kahnawake Peacekeeper Chief Dwayne Zacharie appeared on the Kahnawake 911 Facebook live on Monday to remind the community about vehicle safety, especially now that roads on the territory are mostly clear due to the lack of incoming traffic from other communities. “ATVs (All-Terrain Vehicles) is a huge problem in our community,” Zacharie said. “There are […]

There was yet another brush fire in Kahnawake, this one occurring last night. Wishe Stacey is a Lieutenant with the Kahnawake Fire Brigade. He says the call came in right around midnight: “It was a brush fire along the Seaway road. It wasn’t a large fire initially, when I arrived as the officer in charge, […]

Before the pandemic hit, eight students were just weeks away from completing coursework in Kahnawake’s first local paramedics training program.  The 1-year Kahnawake Paramedic Program launched last year and was anticipated to address the shortage of paramedics in the community.  And right now, the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) is struggling to maintain proper coverage with […]

The vast majority of the parents who have been contacted by the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) say they will not be sending their children off the territory to the elementary schools when they reopen. About 90 percent of the parents, of the 87 children who attend those schools, have responded. The Task Force also made […]

The annual Jesse Deer Memorial Media Scholarship has its first repeat recipient. Tehosterihens Deer is a 21-year-old studying communications and journalism at Syracuse University. He earned a spot on the honour roll last semester with a 3.7 GPA out of a possible 4.0: “I’m still shocked, it’s honestly a very prestigious award that commemorates a […]

A deal has been struck between the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the BC Provincial and Federal Governments. They issued a joint statement yesterday. It reads: “We welcome the confirmation that the Wet’suwet’en clans have completed their review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) we reached together on February 29, 2020 to affirm and implement Wet’suwet’en […]

Director of MCK (Mohawk Council of Kahnawake) Client Based Services (CBS) Alexis Shackleton says that so far approximately 900 community members have signed up for the Kahnawake Economic Relief Measures Fund (ERMF). Shackleton says their team got the first payments out within three weeks of the beginning of the program. The financial relief is for […]

Kateri Memorial Hospital Center staff will begin their calls on Thursday to begin the health check of Kahnawake. KMHC Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the calls will focus specifically ont COVID-19 symptoms. “The goal is to arrange mobile testing. We will come and test you at your homes. It is so we have the best […]

Alana Goodleaf-Rice has retired from the MCK. The Executive Director spent 34 years at the organization. In a statement forwarded to the MCK Leadership and to staff this morning, Goodleaf-Rice stated: “I tried my best to ensure that our employees were appreciated and respected. It was not always easy given the many years of financial […]

Robin Delaronde, the Director of Education at the Kahnawake Education Center said that they stand behind their decision to keep Kahnawake schools closed until the fall. “I feel really good about our decision,” she said. “I feel confident in our decision not to open up our doors so that students can return to school.” Delaronde […]