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Today is November 8th and that is National Indigenous Veterans Day, an opportunity to recognize the military service and sacrifices made by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. More than 12,000 Indigenous Peoples served in the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War. This commitment spans over 200 years of military […]

Walter Goodleaf of Kahnawake was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame on Saturday. He says he got to play alongside some greats in town: “I’m still taking it all in, it’s an unbelievable feeling, a feeling of joy, gratefulness and at the same time, felling loved. It was an amazing thing there.” Goodleaf […]

The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) has completed the Tekakwitha Island and Bay Restoration project. Over the past several months, the primary focus has been on installing trees, shrubs, and aquatic plants across the project zones. Patrick Regaz is the General Manager of Field Science at KEPO: “Feels great, I think we have a really […]

Angus L. Montour has been named as the Electoral Officer for an additional upcoming By-Election to elect a replacement for Barton Goodleaf, who resigned his position as Ratsénhaienhs (elected Council Chief) on Monday. The Executive Office of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke making the announcement following the resignation that became official after his letter of […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake held a major news conference this afternoon addressing the criminal investigation in the Housing department. The Crown Prosecutor will not be proceeding with any prosecution of the Housing Unit’s scandal that cost the MCK $695 000 dollars. Ratitsénhaienhs Onerahtókha Karlie Marquis is the MCK’s Executive Director: “It is unfortunate, but the […]

You have a platform, so The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke is suggesting you use it. Ratitsénhaienhs will be available to meet with community members in kiosk-style Community Engagement sessions, both of which will be held at the Golden Age Club. The sessions are scheduled for: Friday, November 4th, from 2:30pm to 5pm and Thursday, November […]

A significant announcement from the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) this afternoon that the hospital has engaged four physicians who will join its family medicine team this fall. Dr. Rachael Eniojukan, Director of Professional Services at the KMHC declaring: “Family physicians are the linchpin of our heath care system, providing front line services, while referring […]

Ratitsénhaienhs Barton Goodleaf has resigned from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.  Goodleaf was elected to the position in the July, 2021 MCK general election. At the time of his resignation, he was the lead on the Health Portfolio, as well as being a member of several other Portfolio teams. It’s not an easy decision,” Goodleaf […]

The official list for the vacant seat on the Mohawk Council of Kahnàwake is now confirmed. There are three (3) candidates for the position of Ratsénhaienhs in the upcoming By-Election: Iohahi:io (Wahi:io) DELISLE; David A DIABO; and Stephan MCCOMBER. Nominations for the MCK Elected Council Chief were collected by Electoral Officer Angus Montour and Assistant […]

A temporary gate will be erected on the Tioweró:ton Territory at the beginning of the road heading to the North House. The Tioweró:ton Department of the Lands Unit saying that the gate was removed from the Fire Road and refurbished. Over the past few years, non-locals have been attempting to use the Territory as a […]