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PlanIt Consulting releasing the survey results on a proposed leisure pathway in Kahnawake being proposed by Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI). The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and JCCBI entered into discussions regarding potential upgrades to this area in 2009. Consultations ran from January to March. A total of 367 responses from community […]

Ontario Junior B Lacrosse league playoffs: A best 3 out of 5 first round features the Kahnawake Hunters hosting the Halton Hills Bulldogs this Saturday at 7 pm and again on Sunday at 2 pm, for the 1st 2 games of the series. Game 3 is on next Friday, June 30th, at Halton Hills. Game’s […]

An Open Letter has been sent to Justice Minister David Lametti regarding Canada’s draft federal action plan for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) saying that the letter, which was sent to Minister Lametti on June 2nd, 2023, contained information, comments […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke’s Special Community Meeting on Housing will take place this coming Thursday, June 22nd at the Knights of Columbus Hall from 6pm to 8pm. All Kahnawa’kehró:non are welcome to discuss the various agenda items, including: the Housing Study Executive Summary; the Financial Reconciliation Plan Development; Upcoming Financial Literacy Workshops; Major Development […]

As part of National Indigenous History Month, the City of Montreal will unveil an urban trail that highlights the encounter between Indigenous cultures and newcomers to the island of Montreal. Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsenahawe Sky-Deer and Ratsénhaienhs Ross Montour, of The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke were joined by Montréal Mayoress, Valérie Plante, Minister of […]

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the bodies of two Innu children exhumed to shed light on their deaths over 50 years ago. The exhumations are the first to be authorized under a 2021 Quebec law intended to help Indigenous families learn more about the deaths and disappearances of their children in Quebec healthcare […]

According to a Senate committee, they say that the federal health minister should amend the 2018 Cannabis Act to recognize First Nations’ right to govern the possession, sale and distribution of cannabis on their lands. In a report tabled yesterday afternoon, the standing Senate committee on Indigenous Peoples says that many problems identified before legalization […]

Representatives from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC) are in attendance at the Canadian Gaming Summit in Toronto. Ratsénhaienhs Michael Delisle, Jr. and Ashley Stacey, KGC Legal Counsel, are on there today. In a statement, Delisle says that The MCK and KGC were recently made aware of the Quebec Online Gaming Coalition, which […]

Construction work in the Mayo Road area will start on Monday, June 19th, weather permitting. The Capital Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Capital 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 […]

A Special Community Meeting on Housing will take place on Thursday, June 22nd, at the Knights of Columbus Hall from 6pm to 8pm. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke highlighting the agenda items to include: The Housing Study Executive Summary; the Financial Reconciliation Plan Development; upcoming Financial Literacy Workshops; major development updates; Housing Unit restructuring; long-term […]