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The Kahnawà:ke Gaming Law turns 25 today. It was signed into law on June 10th, 1996 and has  taken on great importance as Kahnawà:ke took a lead role in the creation of the Internet Gaming phenomenon. Daryl Leclaire was recently appointed as Chairperson of the Board at the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC). “Proud to be part […]

Québec public health announced yesterday that High School Proms will be permitted outdoors, under a tent, with no more than 250 people as of July 8th.  Masks and physical distancing will not be a requirement according to Dr. Horacio Arruda, as he expects most 12 to 17-year-olds will have had their first vaccine dose by […]

Complicated by pandemic measures, a site has finally been chosen and approved to host the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake elections next month. The Kahnawake Sports Complex will be open from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday July 3, 2021 for community members to cast their ballots for Grand Chief and Chief. The site was […]

Mercier Bridge roadwork will see a ramp closed in Kahnawake overnight Wednesday. The Highway 132 down ramp towards La Prairie will be completely closed tomorrow night from 11 p.m., to Thursday morning at 5 am. That ramp will then be closed for the entire weekend From Friday at 10 p.m., to Monday at 5 a.m.

Angus Montour Chief Electoral Officer making a formal announcement this afternoon for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake 2021 elections, presenting the official list of candidates for Grand Chief, including: Gina Deer, Sterling Deer, Keith Myiow, Frankie McComber and Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer as all verified candidates on the official list of nominees. The council of Chief s […]

There was a scheduled a meeting that was to be open to the community tonight at 6 pm at the green space near the Orville Standup Park with the topic being the future of the Catholic Church in Kahnàwake. Well, the weather has forced the plans to be altered. Timmy Norton is one of the […]

There is Mercier Bridge roadwork set for this weekend. It will be one lane open in each direction from Friday at 10 pm to Monday at 5 am. The Airlie street access will also be closed heading towards Kahnawake. There will also be a complete night closure of the 138 up ramp in Kahnawake towards […]

The deadline (Tuesday June 1 at 12 pm) has come and gone for candidates to accept or decline their nominations for the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)  elections. K1037 News has confirmed that there are five candidates for the position of Grand Chief for the July 3rd election. They are: Kahsennenhawe Sky Deer, Frankie […]

Quebec’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere was in Kahnawake Monday afternoon. He visited the tribute at the foot of the St Francis Xavier Mission Church to the 215 Indigenous remains that were discovered last week at the former Kamloops Residential school in British Columbia. The Minister also spoke with two Mohawk Council  of Kahnawake elected […]

Native Court Worker Patricia Eshkabok retired  after many years of stellar service for Indigenous persons throughout the province on May 27th, 2021. She had been working with the Native Para-Judicial Services of Quebec, assisting native people in matters relating to the criminal justice system. Robert Patton Jr. has now assumed the role as the Native […]