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  • Administrative Specialist for Indian Time Newspaper

    Feb 3, 2022

    Responsible to: Editor and Manager Part time Job Duties: • Check email daily. • Collect and prepare all materials, text and photos for publication. • Identify when and how many issues material needs to be published. • Prepare and record files for all typeset material for follow through to production. • Take direction from Editor. • Complete information for invoicing. • Maintain an orderly work area and be responsible for filing of typeset material for archives. • Must be able to work evenings if required. Qualifications: • Accurate keyboard...

  • Sweetflag Estate Resident Manager

    Feb 3, 2022

    Sweetflag Estate located in Rooseveltown, NY is seeking live-in Resident Manager. An organized person with excellent communication skills with knowledge and experience in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical. There is no salary. In exchange for services rendered, recipient resides on-site in a 2-bedroom apartment at Sweetflag Estate rent free including utilities, cable, phone & internet. Some duties include but not limited to: Building safety including locking main entrance doors, monitor security & fire alarm system. Unit move-in, move-out,...

  • Tota News

    Feb 3, 2022

    TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center - 518-358-2963 BIRTHDAYS: Feb. 2nd-Rose Dillon Feb. 3rd-Frank Hutt & Honora Benedict Feb. 4th-Becky Bero & Dawna Arbor Feb. 5th-Thomas Jacobs Feb. 7th-Rita White & Helen Chubb Feb. 8th-Doris P. Robinson We are reopening Tuesday February 1st! Niawen for your patience. Anyone wishing to attend the congregate meal must call the Office for the Aging by 9:30 am to reserve a meal. Activities in the senior center, such as Yoga and craft classes will be resuming. Call the center for more details. LEGAL...

  • Public Notice

    Feb 3, 2022

    The Ohsweken Six Nations Survivor Secretariat is overseeing the investigation into the missing children of the Mohawk Institute. They are working in conjunction with the Six Nations Police and other professional groups and individuals to locate burial sites at the Institute. Akwesasronon who attended the school are being asked to meet with the investigators sometime within the next month to assist in this process. A date will be set for the survivors to meet at Akwesasne first for updates and other information. The contact person is Doug...

  • St. Regis Mission News

    Feb 3, 2022

    Weekend masses at the St. Regis Mission Church are now expanded to a MAXIMUM OF 100 PERSONS. ALL CURRENT COVID-19 MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS APPLY WHICH INCLUDE: SOCIAL DISTANCING, SIGN IN, WEARING MASKS AT ALL TIMES, COVID SCREENING AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AS PER MCA-EOC GUIDANCE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 12:10 pm Offered for: Mary Louise Oakes, Memorial Birthday Mass by the St, Regis Family FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 12:10 PM Offered for: Percy Francis, Memorial Birthday Mass by the St. Regis Family SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022 4:00 PM Offered for:...

  • Always Room for Strawberries

    Feb 3, 2022

    by Melinda Myers As you plan this year's garden, be sure to include some strawberries. They are low in calories, high in vitamin C and antioxidants, and provide seasonal interest in gardens and containers. Best of all, you don't need much space to grow this delicious fruit. There are three types of strawberries: June or spring bearing, everbearing, and day neutral. Select the best type of strawberry for your space and harvest needs. June-bearing strawberries produce one crop of berries in late s...

  • Adorable Acorn Adorners

    Feb 3, 2022

    Paul Hetzler While my musings about nature generally focus on southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, there are times when a subject is far too juicy to ignore even if it's out of this world, like Japanese satellites made from trees. Back home on our little planet, we have a blind, rainbow-hued marine worm which slices fish in half for the joy of it. This "Bobbitt" worm grows to ten feet long and can paralyze a human with its venom. Also, cool but way less terrifying, a...

  • Nominations Now Open For 2022 Class of Bassmaster High School All-Americans

    Feb 3, 2022

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. B.A.S.S. is seeking nominations for the best and brightest high school bass anglers in the country. The Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors recognizes the 12 most outstanding high school anglers in the nation. The program is designed to reward young athletes for their performance in tournaments, leadership in their communities and involvement in conservation efforts. Applications for the team, which is now in its eighth year,...

  • Vertical Gardening Maximizes Beauty and Harvest

    Feb 3, 2022

    by Melinda Myers Go vertical to expand your outdoor gardening space, create privacy and add beauty to bare walls and fences. This centuries-old technique has been used to grow food and flowers, adding beauty and productivity from the ground up. Even those gardening on small city lots, balconies and decks can go vertical to expand their gardening opportunities. Grow pole beans, peas, squash, melons, tomatoes, and other vining edible plants onto supports. This saves space, reduces the risk of...

  • Oversight Committee Call Out For Member

    Feb 3, 2022

    Call for Tsi Snaihne District Community Member to serve on the Oversight Committee on Legislative Development. As per MCA 2021/2022 # 055 the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has approved the creation of an Oversight Committee on Legislative Development with working task groups. The purpose of the Oversight Committee is to draft legislation that protects, exercises, and advances the inherent rights of the Mohawks of Akwesasne in accordance with the principles of peace, respect, and fairness. The committee will oversee legislative development...

  • Raiders break Shamrocks' two-year winning streak

    Feb 3, 2022

    Massena snapped Salmon River’s two-year 22-game winning streak in a recent tilt in Fort Covington. The Raiders also downed the Shamrocks in boys basketball. Also, a Salmon River skater anchored the offense in a recent Malone victory over Canton. Tuesday, Feb. 1 boys basketball, Massena 75 Salmon River 32 – Taylor Mitchell tallied a game-high 27 points as the Raiders took a road win in Fort Covington. His teammate Colin Patterson netted 19 points. Rarennenha:wi Cook-Francis led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Tuesday, Feb. 1 boys hockey, Massena 1...

  • In Search of Tree 103

    Kaniehtonkie|Feb 3, 2022

    By Kaniehtonkie. Last weekend, several Akwesasronon went in search of Tree 103 in the Adirondacks. The small group of Akwesasronon hiked through deep snow in one of the coldest winters in years to find Tree 103 and pay homage to it. Tree 103 was considered one of the tallest trees in New York State. The white pine stood among thirty to forty other large pines, all between 110-160 ft. tall on about eight acres of land called Elders Grove near Paul Smiths in the Adriondacks. According to Dr....

  • SRMT Employment Oppotunities

    Feb 3, 2022

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  • AMPS Assisting OPP in Investigation

    Feb 3, 2022

    The Akwesasne Mohawk Police have requested the services of the Ontario Provincial Police dive team to assist with an investigation for involving a vehicle that went through the ice on the St. Lawrence River between Kawehnoke and St. Regis Island. Police are asking residents to stay off the ice as it has become unstable due to weather temperatures....

  • MCA REPORTS NO NEW POSITIVE PCR CASES OF COVID-19 26 POSITIVE RAPID RESULTS REPORTED FOR THE WEEK

    Feb 3, 2022

    The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports zero (0) new positive PCR and twenty-six (26) positive rapid cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of February 4, 2022. Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne: • PCR Positive Cases: 0 • Current Active PCR: 4 • Total PCR Cases: 782 • Rapid Positive Cases (Week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4): 26 • Total Rapid Antigen Tests: 282 • COVID-Related Passings: 12 Please note that Friday's case counts now reflect a WEEKLY total of reported rapi...

  • Tribal EOC Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases: 24 Total Active

    Feb 3, 2022

    10 AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center and Health Services reported 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 from January 31, 2022, to February 4, 2022. There is a total of 24 active cases in Akwesasne’s southern portion, with three (3) family members and friends currently hospitalized due to severe complications from the coronavirus. We offer our sincere wishes for a safe recovery and continue to encourage unvaccinated individuals to please choose to get vaccinated. Being vaccinated greatly reduces your cha...