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  Construction work in the Veterans Boulevard Area commenced today. The Capital Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke crews will be replacing the water and sewer mains. Upon completion of the water and sewer works, the road base will be reconstructed, and a new asphalt surface will be installed. Residents in the area may […]

The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protect Office is dismantling the underflow dam at the boundary line between Kahnawà:ke and Chateauguay. In a statement KEPO says they made the decision after several rounds of sampling have shown no additional fuel entering Kahnawà:ke over the past month. Benjamin Green-Stacey, Director of KEPO says that following testing results, there will […]

  Kahnawake Public Works says that street cleaning operations will begin on Monday. A street sweeper will be making its way around town between 7am and 2:30pm, Monday to Friday. The work should last approximately 2 weeks. They are asking residents to park in their driveways to help facilitate the cleaning.

  The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Hydro-Québec formalized an historic joint ownership agreement when they signed the Hertel-New York Interconnection Transmission Line (“Hertel Line”) agreement today. The ceremony was held on the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke. Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer on the benefits for Kahnawakero:non: “Like any other ‘own-source’ revenue that we […]

  The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) No Mow May for the month of May is ready to launch! This year’s challenge is asking for community members to refrain from cutting their lawns for the entire month of May with the goal of supporting biodiversity and pollinators. KEPO saying that by waiting until June to […]

  Ratsénhaienhs Arnold Boyer of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke will be in attendance at the Assembly of First Nations 7th Annual Water Symposium & Trade Show in Gatineau, Quebec, this week.  The event is taking place from April 16th through the 18th, the theme of this year’s symposium is entitled: Bridging the Gap: First […]

  The Kahnawà:ke Youth Center has been selected by the Board of Directors of Tewatohnhi’saktha to be the sole beneficiary of the funds raised from the upcoming 2024 Business Golf Challenge. The funds will be primarily directed towards the Kahnawà:ke Youth Center’s Travel & Exchanges program, designed to broaden the horizons of Kahnawà:ke’s youth. The […]

  Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) has pledged $1M to help build the Kahnawà:ke Cultural Arts Center and Museum (KCAC). Ground has already been broken in Kahnawake for the 4170 square meter facility that will serve as the permanent home for the Kanien’kéha:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KORLCC), and the Turtle Island Theatre. […]

  A survey is under way to gather feedback as part of its mandate to meet the community’s housing needs. The survey, launched by The Housing Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK), began on Monday, April 8th, concluding  on Friday, April 19th, at 4pm. The survey should take approximately 5 to ten minutes, […]

  Montreal’s 1st Native Family Health Clinic has been announced. An announcement was made today. Executive Director of Native Montreal, Philippe Meilleur was Herb Rice’s guest on Tetawathartha, the Party Line talk show on K1037 today: “We have created the 1st Indigenous governed family clinic here in Montreal. Native Montreal already offers intervention services, youth […]