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A big screen debut in Quebec on Friday for Kahnàwake filmmaker Tracey Deer and her film ‘Beans.’ The movie is about a young teenager’s coming of age during the OKA crisis. Deer is the co-writer and director of the film and she says the timing of the release of Beans could not be more appropriate […]

In lieu of the recent horrific discoveries of unmarked graves near site of former residential schools, Thomas Irvine Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion has issued a 2nd national directive, in Remembrance, asking all branches to lower flags to half-mast. Ray Deer is the President of Mohawk Legion Branch 219: “I’m sure we’re going […]

When you opened up Google this morning on your computer, tablet or smartphone, you might have noticed that today’s doodle pays tribute to a Kahnawakero:non, Mary Two-Axe Earley, whose efforts made massive headway for Indigenous women’s rights in Canada, is featured. The Google doodles are made daily to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries […]

A rolling blockade protest is being planned in Kahnawake on Thursday at Noon to protest the birthday of the country in light of the recent discoveries of bodies at the sites of former Residential Schools. “In protest of what’s going on with all the residential schools and the churches and the bodies being found,” according […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnàwake has issued a statement expressing its disappointment in the Quebec Premier. This after Francois Legault said he would not consider a statutory holiday for Indigenous people in the province. Joe Delaronde is a spokesperson for the MCK: “Some people are working very hard behind the scenes to make a positive […]

The Mercier Bridge planned closure the access ramp for the Montreal bound Highway 132 this weekend has been cancelled. The paving work has been postponed due to weather conditions. Meanwhile the Highway 20 West ramp from downtown Montreal to Highway 138 to access the Mercier Bridge will be completely closed from midnight tonight until 5 […]

The Kahnàwake Emergency Relief Measures Fund Board has announced the extension of the Fund for an additional 90 days beyond the original June 28th end date for the fund. The Board will look over future applications carefully, because with partial re-openings in various sectors, most affected workers will be required to return to work or seek other […]

After some confusion in Kahnawake, there has not been a request to remove the shoes that were placed in front of the St Francis Xavier Mission. The shoes were placed there as a memorial after the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the former Residential School in Kamloops, BC last month. “The Church […]

The Office of the Electoral Officer wishes to advise the community that Watio Matthew Lazare and Robert Patton Jr. have withdrawn as candidates for Council Chief (Ratitsénhaienhs) in the 2021 Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) Election. As such, both Mr. Lazare’s and Mr. Patton’s names will be removed from the ballot. Their withdrawal leaves 18 […]

National Indigenous Peoples Day is Monday and as it is a holiday in Kahnàwake, all administrative offices of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke will be closed for the occasion. Of note, certain services will continue as usual including: there will be recycling and compost pickup service; the Transfer Depot will remain open, however, there will be […]