By Eve Cable Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Back in May, members of Kanesatake’s Longhouse listened as Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille and MCK chief Valerie Bonspille shared with them information about a group of paddlers that had scheduled a six-day trip, including a stop in Kanesatake. At the time, Longhouse members had said they were uncomfortable with the visit – the group, who called themselves the Pinesi Paddlers, wanted to put down a plaque for the late Pikwakanagan grand chief Pierre-Louis Constant Pinesi in the graveyard in Kanesatake, and they kept referring to Kanesatake as “Oka.” The people in attendance felt that the paddling group had simply shared their schedule with MCK, rather than asked for permission from the Longhouse. Karihohetstha Eliza Cupples, a Kanehsata’kehró:non involved…
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