Kanesatake
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4 people to be charged after organized crime-related police operation in QuebecQuebec provincial police say 4 people are expected to appear in court this afternoon following a police operation linked to organized crime in a Mohawk settlement outside Montreal.CrimeMar 18, 2025
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Kanesatake residents accused of illegal dumping say they’ve done nothing wrongQuebec government lawyers are seeking a temporary injunction to stop the dumping of contaminated soil and other waste on 17 waterfront properties.EnvironmentOct 7, 2024
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Quebec seeks injunction against illegal dumping in KanesatakeGovernment officials collected soil samples in Kanesatake last month that court documents say were contaminated with hydrocarbons.EnvironmentSep 26, 2024
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Illegal soil dumping: Oka residents prepare to take matters into their own handsA group of residents in Oka, Que., is preparing to take matters into its own hands, if authorities refuse to act, to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake.CanadaSep 8, 2024
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As Quebec promises action, Kanesatake residents call for end to illegal dumpingQuebec's Environment Department is taking soil samples from trucks headed to the Mohawk community of Kanesatake as part of an effort to fight illegal dumping in the area.EnvironmentSep 6, 2024
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Quebec looks to end illegal dumping in Mohawk territory with ‘field interventions’The Environment Department is targeting unauthorized dumping and backfilling of potentially contaminated soil on the banks and shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains.CanadaAug 27, 2024
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Mohawk-language Bible published after decades of work by Kanesatake manHarvey Satewas Gabriel, who has also written a Mohawk dictionary, is not the first member of his family to take language preservation to heart.CanadaAug 30, 2023
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Documentary recounts Oka Crisis through eyes of female land defendersA film set to screen in Montreal provides a different perspective on the 1990 Oka Crisis. Ellen Gabriel's Kanatenhs – When The Pine Needles Fall shows it through the eyes of women.PoliticsAug 10, 2023
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Quebec provincial police conduct raid in Mohawk community of KanesatakeThe Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says police are searching the band office and the health centre in connection with an investigation into the community's COVID-19 task force.CrimeMay 25, 2023
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Groups hold ping-pong game, call for more attention to Kanesatake crisisSome people who live in Kanesatake are afraid and feel abandoned, according to community groups. They say they represent terrified residents who fear speaking publicly.CanadaMay 23, 2023
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