Steve Bonspiel

When we first started writing about the year that was, 2023, we read over the recaps (see pages 6, 9, 21) of the top stories of the year. Usually around this time, we do two things: we try to sum up the ones that we think are most interesting, and we coin the name for the year. This time around,

The Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) building is moving, The Eastern Door has learned, but the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has not come up with a plan B publicly yet, or even informed the community of the imminent departure of this vital service to Montreal.

The evident closure of Magic Palace and the press releases by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC)

Rumours have been circulating for months about the future of Mohawk Online Ltd. (MOL), an online gaming company from Kahnawake that has given millions of dollars to the community since 2015, but it was finally publicly confirmed on K1037 Radio Monday that things are about to get very real.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this editorial was published on Facebook on Monday. It has since been updated to reflect subsequent events. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is playing a dangerous game using community members as pawns, and in this response from us, we will outline why you shou

The chess match between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and former Mohawk Online Limited (MOL) CEO Dean Montour continued this week, as Montour’s legal team answered the MCK’s countersuit against him that demanded $45,000, in what the Council terms a breach of confidential information.

One of the worst-kept secrets was finally confirmed: Community members will have to go to downtown Montreal to receive new band cards as of 2025, with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

When $47.8 billion isn’t enough and people stand up and say that, it certainly gets people in Canada to take notice. That’s what happened last week as the Assembly of First Nations chiefs voted down the historic long-term child welfare settlement with Ottawa, saying it wasn’t enough. And th

Mohawk Council of Kanesatake grand chief Victor Bonspille did a good job in a so-called press release this week, signed by only him (there’s a pattern here), by making himself look vindictive, taking it to a personal level.

Journalism generally takes on two approaches: opinions in the form of editorials and columns, and written articles. When sitting down to write an editorial, you must take a pretty strong stance on an issue important to all.