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Home Opinion Summer Student Scoop: Putting the wow in powwow Opinion Picture this, it’s the second weekend in July, the sun is shining, ice cream is trickling down cones, and you can feel the sweat dripping down your forehead as you walk down the bicycle path. Suddenly, you hear the beat of a drum in the distance. Without even realizing it, a year has come and gone, and Kahnawake’s Echoes of A Proud Nation Pow-wow is taking place again.

Home News Quebec more stringent with tax exemptions News At the end of June, Heidi Diabo was trying to purchase a door at the CANAC hardware store in Beauharnois, when she was left rattled by an interaction with an employee she felt was the result of her being visibly Indigenous. That was when the clerk told her that she would have to pay Quebec Sales Taxes (QST) in Beauharnois, as it was outside the area where there is the tax exemption.

Home News After 40 years, Albany declares Kahnawake day News Some of the original paddlers, including the Boy Scouts, hopped on a dragon boat as part of the reunion last weekend. Courtesy Roger Downs Forty years ago, some of Kahnawake’s finest took a rag-tag group of around 75 paddlers under their wing, guiding them through a paddling journey re-enacting the route to Albany that would’ve been used as part of the historic fur trade.

Home News ICO94 talks new single, mindset, and summer plans News Local rappers Will E. Skandalz (left) and ICO94 (right) on stage for the Grand Barbecue Canadien on July 1 at Martin Luther King Park in Tiohtià:ke. Courtesy ICO94 Kahnawake rapper ICO94 - also known as Ikey Beauvais - is having himself a busy summer, with the release of his next single “All My People” on July 31, as well as a packed schedule of shows in Tiohtià:ke and Toronto.

Home News Powwow back for 34th edition News After more than three decades of dancing, drumming, and fun in the summer sun, the enthusiasm for the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow is not slowing down. “Bringing it back every year brings us so much joy, and we see how much positivity and joy it brings the community, how it brings our people together. It just makes it all worth it,” said powwow committee spokesperson Kimberly Cross.

Editorial Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte The Eastern Door Many issues frustrate Indigenous people, but none quite like how our taxation rights - in other words our inherent rights - are constantly flouted by businesses, “adjusted” by successive governments, and just ignored overall. And something must be done. We’ve waited long enough. The Mohawk Councils of Kahnawake and Kanesatake have collectively failed in their duties to protect the people. And they aren’t alone.

Home News The start of a journalism journey News Kiona Akohseràke Deer was recognized with a ScotiaRISE Achievement Award acknowledging her academic success throughout the Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program at Concordia.

Home News Herbicide trial proves fruitful News File photo After a successful trial this week, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) intends to implement the use of a new organic herbicide for weed control in the community. The herbicide is Homeplate, a non-selective herbicide that works to fight weeds while protecting other types of crops.

Home News Complaints summary shared by Council News Courtesy Mohawk Council of Kahnawake facebook page The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) posted a summary of complaints that had been lodged towards members of the council table by the rest of the table - although it did not disclose the nature of these complaints. “The details of the above-mentioned complaints will not be released as the decision did not provide for a public disclosure,” said the MCK in the press release.

Home News Work continues on Old Chateauguay Road News Olivier Cadotte The Eastern Door The OCR Phase II project to finish replacing the water and sewer systems on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) is on schedule, with the underground infrastructure on the stretch by the OCR Gaz Bar set to be completed by early next week. “Unfortunately, we’ll still have some prep work to do for the curb and the final grating.