Kahnawà:ke members confront Quebec mayor over lack of transparency in oil spill
The Kanien'kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawà:ke, the traditional seat of government for the community south of Montreal, is calling for compensation from the provincial and federal governments after an oil spill traced to Châteauguay seeped onto its territory.
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![Kanien'kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawà:ke member Karihwakatste Deer reads a letter to Châteauguay Mayor Éric Allard, saying his municipality 'deliberately attempted to hide evidence' of an oil spill that seeped into her community. A Kanien'kehá:ka woman in a coat reads a letter to a white man wearing a grey jacket with a crowd and TV journalists.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7131958.1709341042!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kanien-keha-ka-nation-at-kahnawa-ke-member-karihwakatste-deer-reads-a-letter-to-chateauguay-mayor-eric-allard-saying-his-municipality-deliberately-attempted-to-hide-evidence-of-an-oil-spill-that-seeped-into-her-community.jpg)
The Kanien'kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawà:ke, the traditional seat of government for the community south of Montreal, is calling for compensation from the provincial and federal governments after an oil spill traced to Châteauguay seeped onto its territory.