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The State of Emergency has been extended for a 13th consecutive month in Kahnawake due to the pandemic. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke approved the 30 day extension from May 21st to June 21st this morning at their weekly meeting. The Resolution includes the extension of the Mandate for the Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force.  The […]

There are two active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake as of Monday morning. Meanwhile second doses of the vaccine are still on schedule for the 112 days between first and second injections for community members. Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) joined us live on the Morning D on […]

The first candidate has declared their intention to run for Grand Chief in the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) election. Gina Deer has been an elected official since 2012. She first confirmed the news to the Eastern Door. “I’ve been approached by members of the community asking me what my intentions would be because […]

There are now five active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) appearing on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook Thursday afternoon. “One new case, actually just today (Thursday). So we have five active cases. The other four are left from the previous outbreaks or clusters that […]

The Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force is lowering the alert level in the community from Red to Orange effective next Friday, May 21st. “This is a big change. It’s positive,” Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) Executive Director Lisa Westaway said on Kahnawake Live on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon. “Although we have had measures in the Orange […]

There has been an issue with several claims filed in Kahnàwake for the Indian Day Schools Settlement (IDSS). According to Louise Mayo, whom is the IDSS Coordinator for the Mohawk Council of Kahnàwake, several claims have been lost in the system: “The issue at this time is, unfortunately, many of the community members who’ve applied […]

One year ago today, May 12, 2020, a parade snaked through Kahnawake to honour the work of the front line workers in the community. The parade was the brainchild of K1037s Sandra Schurman. “I can’t believe it’s already been a year,” Schurman said. “It literally seems, maybe not like yesterday, but definitely last week, so […]

The Kahnawà:ke Peacekeepers (PKs) and the Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force are teaming up and launching a youth education initiative on safe ways to gather during the Pandemic. Kyle Zachary is the Public Relations Officer with the PKs, he says that officers are carrying around Shop Kahnawà:ke Gift Certificates. “They are going to be distributing them […]

A fire in Kahnawake completely destroyed an abandoned residence at the beginning of the OCR Monday night. The blaze broke out in the building at 10:24 pm according the Kahnawake Peacekeepers. It quickly spread to two neighbouring homes. Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) Chief David Scott says it was a difficult and intense fire. “The middle […]

Haudenosaunee men first stepped onto the iron in the 1880’s.  According to a story from online source, “Indian Country Today,” back then Mohawks in Quebec were hired as teamsters to deliver iron and construction materials by horse drawn wagons and after unloading they would climb the iron structures looking to see what all the commotion […]