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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 […]

The removal of Hydro Line 2 is officially complete and signed off by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. Lindsay Leborgne was in charge of the file at the MCK: “They replanted trees, they planted grass, they removed soil around each tower, because of the contamination from the zinc coating on the towers over the years, […]

Construction work in the Alwyn Park Area will start on Monday, June 12th, weather permitting. Capital crews from the Capital Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake will be replacing the water and sewer mains. When the water and sewer work is completed, the road base will then be reconstructed and a new asphalt surface will […]