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The Eastern Door

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Weekly newspaper

The Eastern Door
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherSteve Bonspiel
Founded1992
Websitehttps://easterndoor.com/

The Eastern Door is a community-based weekly newspaper established by Kenneth Deer (Mohawk) in 1992 to serve the community of Kahnawake Mohawk Territory.[citation needed] This First Nations reserve of the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal. The weekly newspaper is published in English, and appears every Friday.[citation needed] It also has an online edition. Steve Bonspiel, who bought the paper in July 2008, is the editor and publisher.[1][2]

In 2016 and 2017, the weekly won The Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) award in the General Excellence category for best small newspaper in Canada.[citation needed] It left the association after the organization restructured.[3]

The newspaper also won best overall newspaper in the Quebec Community Newspapers Association in 2017 and 2018.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ About Eastern Door
  2. ^ "Kahnawake's Eastern Door nominated for journalism prize". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ Newswire: Eastern Door wins best newspaper in Canada, and then some
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