7 hours ago · The covered rink project, the new multisport and multipurpose surface on the grounds of the Kahnawake Sports Complex, is pausing construction for the winter as the weather is making things prohibitively difficult in terms of time and cost. “The last four years, we had mild winters. We were kind of ...

Wait times for transport to medical appointments might be longer than usual, the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) is warning. Staffing struggles are to blame. The...

Courtesy Marc Miller, Ian Lafrenière The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) had back-to-back meetings with provincial and federal representatives last Friday to discuss various unresolved...

Jan 24, 2025 · The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) is drafting a letter it hopes will land on the desk of the Oval Office. Addressed to newly installed US president Donald Trump, the letter will be given to the US consul general in Montreal, Robert Sanders, who will hopefully get it in influential hands. The idea is to outline that Kahnawake Mohawks are distinct from Canada and that Kahnawake’s rights ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Transparency was a four-letter word for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake in 2025, and it wasn’t because they were good at being transparent. And let’s be clear: every politician has things they keep close to their chest, but the MCK really …

Oct 4, 2024 · Two exciting changes are coming to The Eastern Door this month: elders over 65 will now be able to access free online subscriptions, and for the duration of October, all articles published in the newspaper will appear on our website for free. The decision to publish each newspaper article online and give out free online subscriptions is happening as part of a month-long digital first pilot ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Eastern Door Editor/Publisher Steve Bonspiel started his journalism career in January 2003 with The Nation magazine, a newspaper serving the Cree of northern Quebec. Since that time, he has won numerous regional and national awards for his in-depth, impassioned writing on a wide variety of subjects, including investigative pieces, features, editorials, columns, sports, human interest and hard ...

Oct 4, 2024 · Consultations led by PlanIT Consulting over greenspace east of the CP tunnel are wrapping up as of today. A six-person working group will now analyze over 100 responses from community members asked to weigh in on the future of the 14-acre stretch of land by the Office Complex along the Old Malone

May 2, 2024 · After two years in the works, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Canada, but it’s not the end of a process – it’s merely the beginning of one. In an interview with The Eastern Door, Crown-Indigenous Relations minister Gary Anandasangaree said all the right words, but he was short on specifics. Sure, words are all there ...

Oct 25, 2024 · A proposed $47.8 billion settlement agreement for a 10-year reform of First Nations child and family services in the country was shot down last week, after 267 chiefs and proxies voted against it at a special chiefs assembly hosted by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). The final agreement offered by Canada was rejected in a vote in Calgary on Thursday, October 17, which saw 147 voting in ...