The Eastern Door

Weekly newspaper

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| name = The Eastern Door

| type = Weekly newspaper

| publisher = Steve Bonspiel

| foundation = 1992

| website = https://easterndoor.com/

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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|date=September 2024}} 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|date=September 2024}} It also has an online edition. Steve Bonspiel, who bought the paper in July 2008, is the editor and publisher.[https://www.easterndoor.com/about/ About Eastern Door]{{cite web|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/kahnawake-s-eastern-door-nominated-for-journalism-prize-1.634446|title=Kahnawake's Eastern Door nominated for journalism prize|website=ctvnews.ca|access-date=24 June 2022}}

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|date=September 2024}} It left the association after the organization restructured.[https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/eastern-door-wins-best-newspaper-in-canada-and-then-some-620741183.html Newswire: Eastern Door wins best newspaper in Canada, and then some]

The newspaper also won best overall newspaper in the Quebec Community Newspapers Association in 2017 and 2018.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}