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After nearly a decade of debate, protests and hearings Nebraska officials voted Monday to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the state, a key step toward the completion of the Keystone Pipeline network. The state's Public Service Commission voted 3-2 in favor of the expansion pipeline, just days after the existing Keystone Pipeline spilled 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota. Under Nebraska law, the state Public Service Commission is not allowed to consider pipeline safety and spill risk...
'Facing Traffick' opened on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Salmon River Central Auditorium to a small, but attentive audience. They put on a repeat performance on Tuesday evening as well. In a quick 45 minutes, 'Facing Traffick', a Sacred Roots theater production, deftly portrayed the world of sex trafficking. The cast and crew included seasoned performers along with new faces to the stage. Through the glass covered opening of a sex trafficking advocate Jessica Liddell; the story follows the...
Former Department of Interior Officer of Policy Analysis, Joel Clement resigned from his office in the accounting department on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Clement was transferred from Office of Policy Analysis Director, who had a staff of 25 economists, analysts, and scientists whose focus was climate change, adaptation and resilience. Since Trump’s inauguration, half the Interior Department scientific advisory board have been fired or forcibly reassigned. Removing subject matter experts and scientists is viewed as extremely troubling. Clem...
The Ase Tsi Tewaton/ACR Fishing and River Use apprentices are offering a unique opportunity to take you fishing. On Monday afternoon I spent the afternoon on the Racquette River learning to fish – again. Having grown up on the St. Lawrence River, with a fishing and hunting guide as a father one would think, what else is there to learn? Plenty, it seems. Tewakerahkwa Audrey Herne, an apprentice with three years experience with the Ase Tsi Tewaton Fishing and River Use program shared her k...
In what was billed as “History and the Traditional Roles for Men and Women,” Tom Porter used his most recent trip to Montana as a footing to talk to a group of rapt listeners on Friday, July 28, 2017. Using his trip, he shared his wisdom and humor in a way that only Porter can while he talked about roles for men, women, young parents, elders, medicine societies and more. Porter’s trip to Montana is a story in itself. Years ago he met Bob Staffanson, a world-renowned orchestrator who assembled a group of financial backers and supporters to fu...
Yearning to be a Hollywood star? Or an actor ready to pay your dues by years of fine-tuning your craft, you can start with the audition experience. And you had your chance this past Saturday in Plattsburgh NY. Open auditions were held for locals with and without acting experience for a role in an eight-part series mirroring the real life drama that unfolded in the summer of 2015. Richard Matt and David Sweat, as we all recall, were two prisoners who escaped from the Clinton Correctional...
On day two, the conference resumed with two panels and three individual presentations: Mike McDonald, Doug Kanetiio George and Kenneth Deer. Doug Kanetiio George Doug George shared an in-depth historical context of the Doctrine of Discovery dating back to the early 1300's and how this Doctrine still deeply relates to all aboriginal and native peoples today. 'The Doctrine of Discovery was declared by European monarchies in order to legitimize the colonization of lands outside of Europe. Between...
A two-day educational conference, "Building Blocks of our Indigenous Foundation" was held on June 28 and June 29, 2017 at the former IGA building. The conference featured such luminaries as Oren Lyons, Bruce Elijah, Doug George, Kenneth Deer, and Mike McDonald. The Building Blocks of Our Indigenous Foundation was sponsored by Ononhwason:we, Traditional Medicines, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and in part by Entewatatha:wi and Akwesasne Area Management Board. This is Part One of an overview of the...
Akwesasronon and Native North American Cultural Educator, Donovan Thompson was granted the opportunity of a lifetime as he was selected to be a participant on Leg 1 of Canada's C3 epic journey. 'The Canada 150 (ice breaker vessel) is a signature project consisting of a 150-day expedition from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage, It will inspire a deeper understanding of our land, our peoples and our Country. Canada C3 is a platform for people to envision an even stronger Canada and exp...
Salmon River Central School went into a ‘lockdown mode’ on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. This event lead to confusion among some parents and their children. Invariably, it also brought about reactions of fear for their child’s safety. Many also questioned what steps were taken in response to and leading up to the lockdown. In a letter to all parents and guardians, the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Harper explained what had happened leading up to and during the school’s lockdown. He also explained and apologized for not follow the district...
Justin Trudeau was described as telling Pope Francis on Monday that Canadians are anxious to reconcile with Indigenous Peoples, as he asked the pontiff to apologize for the role the Catholic Church played in the tragedy of residential schools. The Pope, himself is no stranger to the cause of social justice. The Pope has dedicated his life to supporting marginalized people in the world. According to the Prime Ministers Office, Trudeau noted the Pope seemed open to the idea as he related some of their private conversation at the Vatican. Pope Fra...
Last week the Environmental Protection Agency held two meetings on the Grasse River Remediation Project Update. The meetings were held in Massena on Tuesday, May 9 at the Massena Town Hall and in Akwesasne on May 10, 2017 at the Seniors Center. The meetings provided interested and concerned residents with an overview of the planned 2017 construction of the ‘land-based support facility’. The land-based support facility will support future in-river work for the Grasse River Remediation Project. This support facility will be located near the int...
In the November of 2016, Arconic was created by Alcoa Inc.’s separating into two independent, publicly traded companies. Alcoa Inc. spun off its bauxite, alumina, and aluminum operations to a new company called Alcoa Corp. Alcoa Inc. was renamed to Arconic Inc. and retained the operations in aluminum rolling (excluding the Warrick operations. Arconic’s multi-material products include aluminum, titanium and nickel, and are used worldwide in aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, def...
And how can we tell on Racquette Point? Contrary to the popular belief that the sun shines brighter in Racquette Point and this makes us so much happier than everyone else – we are really upset this spring. And we are finding we are becoming upset just about every spring. As we shed our jackets and head out for some fresh spring air we were appalled to find old toilets, discarded TV's and bagged and un-bagged garbage alongside our quiet tree lined road. Looking closer we found hundreds of s...
March 13th through the 17th Entewatatha:wi held the Akwesasne History/Evolution Summit at the former First Americans IGA. The week of events kicked off with tobacco burning and a traditional opening. Over the course of the week, respected elders, historians, Chiefs, Clan mothers, Faithkeepers, linguists, journalists, youth and storytellers shared knowledge, wisdom and stories about the history of Akwesasne. Topics of discussion included roles of the men and women, environment, language,...
The night of Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club Gala, well-known actor Wes Studi's time and attention was focused on raising money for a new ABGC building. However the next day, his sole attention was the ABGC members themselves, sharing breakfast and talking to them as a group and individually on their goals and being focused. The mostly teen group was impressed with his down-to-earth manner and the amount of time he spent with each of them. It will be a morning they will soon not...
The St. Regis Senior Center will kick off the "Mohawk Ironworkers", a 13 part series originally shown on APTN. Mohawk Ironworkers is a 13-part documentary series, which premiered on APTN. The series celebrates Mohawk ironworkers said to be "the best ironworkers on the planet," exploring their lives and work through a historical and cultural context. The program's focal points include personal issues and challenges faced by ironworkers on a daily basis within their communities, as well as homes...
The ACCE held their annual Me & My Guy Dance at the St. Regis Mohawk School on Saturday, March 25, 2017. This year's theme was "Love You to the Moon and Back!" With kid friendly gold and black decorations, plenty of refreshments and get-up-and-dance music, the afternoon was every little princess's dream....
On Saturday, March 11, 2017, Native people from around the globe gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. for the Native Nations Rise March. The march was organized by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Indigenous Environmental Network, and the Native Organizers Alliance. The March addressed several issues, predominantly environmental issues and a shift from consultation to consent with tribes and Native nations, as well a direct campaign to move away from the U.S. government's legal...
The Wayne Castor Fan Appreciation Award honors a man who exemplified team spirit and good sportsmanship in the role of a parent. This award was created twelve years ago to honor a father who loved to watch his children, and his nieces and nephews play sports at Salmon River and throughout the North Country. This year, Castor's sons, Peter and Kevin, sadly added the name of their mother, Elaine, to this years award. Elaine passed after a brief illness last spring. In any season you could find...
The February SRMT's monthly meeting was called to order at promptly 10am. The meeting was chaired by Chief Ron Lafrance. A review of Action Items (January7, 2017) 1. Community member requested information on the future plans for the former IGA building. 2. Community member requested that the concerns voiced at the January 2017 Tribal monthly meeting regarding the Partridge House be looked into. 3. Community member requested the requirement for all volunteer groups. Mike Cook, Director of Health...
After waiting 20 years, on January 25, 2017, a young woman from Kawehnoke received news of receiving her birth certificate. She is now legally recognized as Ienonhkwa’tsheriiostha NLN. The acronym is just as important as her name; NLN stands for ‘No Last Name’. In challenging the existing legislation she and her family refused to add a surname to her Kaniekehaka name and instead chose to honor it, and to fight for it. Historically and culturally, this reflects the common practice of using only one name. Names are given through the mothe...
The meeting was called to order at 6pm on January 26, 2017. After following the established opening protocol for this meeting it was announced MCA would record the entire meeting. In an attempt to increase community participation and involvement and to provide yet another venue of transparency, the meeting will be available on their Facebook site as well as YouTube. Rules of Order Follow Up MCA is looking for other financial institutions to finance home housing loans. MCA is the recognized first nation in Canada and Mohawk Nation Council of...
According to some, the Women's March on Washington DC, started with one woman's post of Facebook, it soon had sister marches in all 50 states and in a reported 80 countries around the world including Montreal, Sydney, London, and Tokyo. The Washington March saw over a half a million women, children and men of every race, nationality and sexual orientation marching in solidarity. The Women's March's vision... "We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of...
The SRMT December meeting was called to order at promptly 10am in the SRMT lobby with Sub-Chiefs Jacobs, Jacobs and Conners present and Chiefs Lafrance and Thompson present. Chief Bev Cook chaired the meeting. The December 2016 agenda included Previous Action Items from November, request for a report on the taxes on the IGA property, request for list of all expenses of the SRMT Legal department, request for a report on where the expenditures will come from for the proposed $200 Elder's...
