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In its fourth year, the Nations Best ™ Next Top Model competition and fashion show has become an event incomparable to any other modeling show in the region past or present. The glamorous event, which was held Saturday evening in Akwesasne, has grown into a showcase of natural Native American beauty combined with the high-fashion abilities of the show’s designers, hairstylists and makeup artists. Sixteen Native women representing five different First Nations communities walked the runway at Jac...
There was much to see and admire Saturday evening at the 2010 Nations Best™ Next Top Model competition and the clothing designs were as much a centerpiece of the show as the models. With the 4th annual show being put on by Jacobs Tobacco Company, organizers added an element to the competition that the clothing designers could enjoy. While the main competition recognizes beautiful Native women with a talent for modeling, the “Designer’s Challenge – Nations From Around the World” gave local clo...
An Akwesasne couple travelled to New Mexico recently where they were honored individually for reaching recognizable levels of accomplishment in their professional or personal lives. The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development hosted the “Native American 40 Under 40” recognition reception to honor hardworking individuals in Indian country early in their careers. Tsiorasa and Randi (Rourke) Barreiro both represented Akwesasne at the event. Randi is an editor at Indian Cou...
A body pulled from the river Tuesday afternoon may be that of a young man missing from Akwesasne for over a month. The body was found stuck at a private dock at the mouth of the St. Regis River and Snye Channel. At press time rescue workers and police remained at the scene awaiting the coroner’s arrival. Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service Chief of Police Jerry Swamp confirmed that a body had been found but could not release the identity until family members were notified Tuesday. Twenty-two year-old Wanienteh Lyons went missing immediately f...
The St. Regis Mohawk School is proud to announce to the community that the number of children in band has more than tripled in three years and is currently the biggest it’s been in decades, if not ever. The boost could be attributed to the fact that band practice has been changed to take place during regular school hours, during the last hour of the day. Or, it could be because there’s a new young music teacher trying his hardest to get students excited about music. “I try to make the band...
A Franklin County judge has denied a request by Richard Oakes, 39, of Akwesasne to change his plea. Oakes accepted a plea agreement this past June and agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter in exchange for a lesser sentence and lowered charge. Both Oakes and his girlfriend, Rhonda Amber Dufoe, 25, were arrested after Thomas Hathaway, 44, was found shot to death inside his burning home in September 2008. Authorities revealed after the investigation that the motive for the crime had been related to Hathaway’s molestation of Dufoe when she was a...
The Snye Recreation’s Annual Christmas Enchantment helped hundreds of community members get into the Christmas spirit this past weekend. The three-day event features holiday-themed sales, activities and fundraisers with the main attraction being the raffling of a few dozen Christmas trees completely decorated and adorned with presents underneath. Many families and businesses donate trees with a theme of their choice, usually representing the year’s most popular items like the Toy Story 3 mov...
Native Creations Gift Shop opened this past August in west Akwesasne (Route 37) and the owners – Marla and Christopher Jacobs and Randa Martin – are committed to keeping their doors open for all artists and craftspeople to sell their work. The gift shop offers a variety of crafts and artwork for sale through consignment with the original artist and the owners don’t want to turn anyone away. “We sell everything handmade by Native people,” said Marla Jacobs. “We aren’t saying no to anybody.” The...
A variety of special guests are helping students at Salmon River Elementary School learn more about Native American culture this week as the school is in the midst of Native American Day festivities. On Tuesday and Wednesday this week Salmon River’s grades pre-k through Gr. 5 swapped their gym class time for special presentations all with the goal of celebrating the rich culture of Mohawks and other Natives. Les Benedict of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Environment Division spoke about the imp...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe said they are not trying to interfere with the Ganienkeh Territory’s alleged gaming operations despite announcing last month that they would no longer be sharing revenue from the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino with New York State as a result of additional gaming in the region. The tribe’s 2004 gaming compact contains a requirement that the state protect Akwesasne’s gaming advantage in the north country by ensuring no other establishments be allowed to operate slot machines. When the tribe informed the community of their...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is asking the community to review and comment on a $773 million cleanup agreement proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice for the former General Motors. As one of the final steps in GM’s declaration of bankruptcy last year, the Environmental Protection Agency and agencies like the tribe’s Environment Division are working to ensure proper cleanup occurs and the agreement outlines how it should occur. The former Massena/Rooseveltown GM site will receive the largest portion of the $773 million with $120 million all...
Parents, grandparents and guardians of children in the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education school district are going back in time this week and attending school. “Bring Your Parents to School Day” is held every year at the Tsi Snaihne School, Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School and Kana:takon School. Tsi Snaihne School was the first of the three schools this week to participate, and parents spent Tuesday morning sitting side by side with their child or grandchild while teachers continued on with the...
Red Ribbon Week was celebrated across the country last week by schools and communities promoting drug-free awareness. In Akwesasne, students at area schools take part in the weeklong festivities but this year the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Prevention Program organized a larger event for the whole family. The Red Ribbon Week Challenge asked families to form teams and participate in evening events all week long, all with drug education and prevention themes. The t...
On Saturday afternoon a large group of volunteers met at the Tsi Tetewatatkens Senior’s Center for a sewing bee with a special purpose. Thirty-five hats were made for cancer patients who are currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments and could use some extra help up top. Charlene Cole, a cancer patient currently undergoing treatments herself, said the hats will be donated to Akwesasne cancer patients through the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group. “The hats are going to any cancer patients who...
An elderly Akwesasne woman working as a cashier at CT’s (Thompson’s) Store suffered a heart attack Tuesday evening after a young man allegedly pointed a gun at her, pepper-sprayed her and took money out of the cash register. Monica White, who is in her 60s, was the only person working at the mom-and-pop type store when the masked man entered at around 7 p.m. wearing full camouflage and a ski mask. “All of a sudden he pulls out a gun and says ‘give me the money,” said White from her hospital bed....
As part of Disabilities Awareness Month, Indian Time has featured articles on community members who have disabilities they would like our readers to know more about. The previously featured individuals were Aaron Jock who spoke about Down syndrome, Hilary Jacobs who spoke about Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and Shelby Adams who spoke about her daughter Joryan’s autism. Our final feature in the series is with Tina Terrance who is deaf/hearing impaired. Terrance, 50, was born 100 percent deaf but h...
The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino opened a new poker room this past summer and on Oct. 18 they held a charity poker tournament to celebrate the official grand opening. Members of the media were invited to play in the tournament along with representatives from the receiving charities. The casino selected four charities to receive $1000 each. They were the Walking Trail, the Tsi Tetewatatkens Senior Center, the Diabetes Center of Excellence, and the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club. Representatives from...
A New York District Court judge has extended a temporary restraining order against the state of New York this week, preventing them from enforcing their Indian-sold cigarette taxation law until at least Nov. 12, 2010. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Judge Richard Joseph Arcara of the Western District Court heard preliminary arguments in the case and he later extended a previously installed temporary restraining order preventing the state from moving forward with the law’s implementation. He is expected to render his decision before Nov. 12, or grant a...
Family and friends are searching the St. Regis River and Hogansburg dam area this week following an early morning car accident Sunday that resulted in one man missing. The accident occurred between 2 and 3 a.m. when two cars collided at the intersection of Route 37 and St. Regis Road, according to the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department. Ienteh Lyons of Akwesasne was the alleged driver of one of the vehicles involved in the accident. The other vehicle was occupied by several teenagers who were treated for minor injuries. According...
In recognition of Disabilities Awareness Month (October), Indian Time is featuring articles on community members who have a disability they’d like our readers to know more about. This week’s featured community member is Jaylan “JJ” Adams, who has been diagnosed with autism. Indian Time spoke with her mother, Shelby Adams, about the disorder. Jaylan is now 4-years-old and has already seen her share of doctors, as have her parents, Shelby and Ryan. The pretty pig-tailed little girl with marble...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced Tuesday that it is no longer obligated to share revenue from the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino with the state of New York. In a press release and also earlier this month at their monthly community meeting, the tribal council said the state has violated terms of a 2004 gaming compact, alleviating the tribe of their own compact agreements. The tribe said the state has not upheld its part of the agreement because it has failed to ensure that the tribe has exclusivity rights to operate slot machines in the region....
On Saturday, Oct. 30, history will be made when the first professional hockey game is played in Akwesasne. The Akwesasne Warriors, part of the newly formed Federal Hockey League, will take on the Rome Frenzy in their first home game at the A’nowara’kowa Arena. “History will be made when the puck drops on the 30th of October at the A’nowara’kowa Arena,” said the team’s owner Bassam Awwad. “This historic night will mark the first time a professional hockey club will be playing a season on Nativ...
For the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Spa Day on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) is holding a special fundraiser every week. On every Saturday of the month, customers can receive an eyebrow or lip waxing, or have their nails painted, and instead of paying Spa Day the guests are asked to make a donation to the Akwesasne Cancer Support Group. Spa Day’s owner Reannon Day said many businesses hold breast cancer promotions in October and many products in magazines are sold in s...
A 27-year-old Brushton man who was the subject of a massive manhunt across the North Country last week has been arrested. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Robert J. McCann allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, held her at gunpoint, assaulted her and drove her to a number of locations before she was able to talk him into releasing her a day later. She then went to police and the manhunt began. Police warned the public that McCann was armed and dangerous. The St. Regis Mohawk School’s Fall Fest on Friday afternoon was moved indoors as a result of the w...
In recognition of Disabilities Awareness Month (October) Indian Time is featuring articles on community members in Akwesasne who have a disability they’d like our readers to better understand. Our second featured community member is Hilary Jacobs, who has Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). Jacobs, age 32, was born with OI, which is commonly referred to as “brittle bone disease.” The disorder makes Jacobs’ bones too fragile to grow normally and people who help care for her have had to use caution...
