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Progress is hopeful on the Seigneury file. It’s taken 340 years, but there has been some movement on the file and The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke provided updates for the Seigneury of Sault St. Louis (SSSL) Land Grievance and discussions with Canada. In 2022, at the request of the MCK, the Minister of Crown Indigenous […]

The Iakwahwatsiratátie Language Nest is a Kanien’kéha immersion for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-4 offering a home-like environment for parents to learn Kanien’kéha with their children. Getting set to launch into year 10 of their intergenerational Onkwehonwehneha immersion environment, the organization has entered into a funding agreement with Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services to receive […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) today, offered some important changes and updates regarding housing for the community. Following recommendations from two separate consultant reports including that report on housing by Brant & Associates and based on the Osborne Group’s Restructuring Study, coupled with years aligning operations for the MCK Housing Unit, operations are now […]

A Quebec Superior Court judge had granted an emergency injunction to stop excavation work on the old Royal Victoria Hospital site in Montreal as requested by a group of Kanien’kehá:ka elders. The group, called the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera, or Mohawk Mothers, believes there may be unmarked graves of Indigenous people, including children, on or near the […]

The Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow has officially released details of this year’s event. It will be held July 8-9th weekend on Tekakwitha Island. It all kicks off on the Friday evening with the social. Kimberly Cross Zacharie advertising representative for the Pow Wow: “It should be back to a normal Pow Wow, […]

After careful review the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has slammed the Catholic Church and Pope Francis for essentially washing their hands of the colonization of Indigenous people around the world. This after the pope repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery just 2 weeks ago. Ross Montour is an elected official with the MCK: “The repudiation, it’s like […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has released details for the Spring Community Meeting that will be held on Tuesday, May 16th at the Golden Age Club starting at 7pm. The agenda for the get together will be released as the meeting date approaches. As for the Chiefs Kiosks, those will be held on April 21st […]

The Public Works Department of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke will close the Town Rink at Orville Standup Park on Thursday to install a new asphalt sealer. The sealer should take approximately twenty-four (24) hours to cure. The Rink will reopen on Friday morning, April 21st.

Tonya Perron and Iohahiio Delisle are in Ottawa. They met yesterday with Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller. They are taking part in two days of meetings as part of the Indigenous Caucus. The agenda includes discussions on Bill C-92 about Children. Youth and families, as well as on harvesting. The meetings will wrap up […]

Iohento Iionte ne Ratsisahiens Kahsennehawe Sky Deer and Chief Political Advisor Winnona Polson-Lahache are in Quebec City attending the Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrodor Chiefs General Assembly. The three-day meeting will include discussions on Governance, self determination and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.