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An Investigation on tobacco smuggling by the Surete du Quebec, in collaboration with its Canadian and U.S. partners, made several arrests on Wednesday April 30 as part of the largest investigation of contraband tobacco ever undertaken in North America. The amount of fraud is actually valued at $30 million. Twenty-eight people were arrested, one the alleged head of a network, Nicola Valvano, a member of the Italian Mafia in Montreal. About thirty searches took place mainly in the greater...
It is estimated that cancer affects at least one in every three families in Akwesasne. So if you stood on your front steps and looked down the road at your neighbors, you could find someone who has cancer, had cancer or died from cancer. If it affects one person in Akwesasne, it affects everyone in Akwesasne. The Akwesasne Cancer Support Group started six years ago when a group of cancer survivors and their family were in the midst of their fight against this same disease. They formed a strong...
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TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) conducted a community plebiscite this past month to collect the community’s opinion on what should become of the Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) corridor buildings. For a period of twelve days, community members were able to cast votes from home using online voting. This component of the plebiscite proved to be very successful with half of the votes being cast through that mechanism. MCA will be exploring the use of online voting for other future needs. The official plebiscite was ope...
The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment, a collaboration of Akwesasne's community service programs and agency representatives sponsored the second, "Me and My Guy Dance." The dance was held on a rainy afternoon on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. Regis Mohawk School from 2:00 to 4:00pm, but the rain didn't deter any of the beautiful little girls from age 4 to age 10 and their "Guys" from attending. According to the organizers, attendance was up as was the spirits and energy of this...
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The 2014 lacrosse season has opened with a bang for the Salmon River varsity boys' lacrosse squad. The long winter does not seem to not have affected the defending Section 10 regular season champions' lacrosse skills as they steadily pulled away from the OFA Blue Devils in the SR home opener on April 23rd. The Shamrocks hit the field running and had taken a 15-2 lead by halftime. Skkylar Thomas led the Shamrocks with five goals and four assists. Iothore Lazore tallied six goals and two helpers...
AKWESASNE – After a courageous battle with lung cancer, Mr. George Gregory Gray, age 73, of 1109 Drum Street Road, peacefully passed away Thursday afternoon, April 24, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side. George was born at the family home on State Road in Akwesasne on February 1, 1941, the son of the late Jonas and Mary (Cook) Gray. On June 19, 1976, he married Pauline A. Johnson in Fort Covington with Justice Jerome Brockway, officiating. She predeceased him on October 26, 2...
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Sally Ann Cook, 57, 260 Hemlock Street, Snye, passed away Wednesday evening, April 23, 2014 at Cornwall Community Hospital after a brief illness. Sally was born January 30, 1957 in Cornwall, Ontario, the daughter of the late Alex and Rita Lazore Smoke. She attended schools in Snye and General Vanier in Cornwall. A marriage to Stanley Cook ended in separation. Sally was a health care aide at Iakhihsohtha in Snye for many years as well as assisting her sisters in their b...
AKWESASNE – Mr. Douglas Joseph King, Sr., 28, of 191 Racquette Point Road, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at his home. "Dougie Fresh", affectionately known to many as, was born August 6, 1985 in Massena, the son of the late Windell "Dudley" King, Sr. and Dorothy A. Wheeler. He attended schools at Salmon River and the Sheila Morrison School. Dougie Fresh was a self-employed entrepreneur who enjoyed working on and restoring cars, riding dirt bike, listening to and making m...
AKWESASNE – Mr. Daniel Moise "Pops" McDonald, age 78, of 2125 River Road, Sugarbush Island, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014 in the emergency room at Massena Memorial Hospital. Dan was born February 5, 1936 in Hogansburg, the son of the late John P. and Maryann Jacques McDonald. He attended Mohawk schools in Hogansburg and school in Bombay. On February 23, 1957, he married Loveday A. Gabriel in Oka, Quebec with Rev. Michael Mitchell officiating. Dan was a laborer w...
Niawen kowa, Niawen to everyone who came out on April 11, 2014 to the St Regis Recreation Annual Easter Party. We had well over 250 kids and anxious parents waiting to find prizes in the eggs. We could not have done it without the wonderful volunteers that filled eggs, cooked, cleaned and arranged. Niawen to Ruth Cook, Debbie Thomas, Ashley Thompson, Margaret Thomas Jock, Brad Lazore, The Akwesasne Attack Girls Lacrosse Teams, Julie Phillips Jacobs, Waylon Cook, Laura Thompson and family, Mellissa Johnson and the CCVS students who did...
Sunday Fun at Iakhihsohtha Submitted by Jamie Ross On Sunday, April 27th, Andrew Perry and his “Drew Crew Cloggers” visited the residents and staff at Iakhihsohtha Lodge. He had his adult crew, intermediate crew, and the crew he endearingly called his “Peanuts.” The energy and enthusiasm of the dancers was rivaled only by the gratitude and joy of the Elders and guests who watched the performances. Niawenhko:wa Drew and your Crew! Everyone here at Iakhihsohtha agrees that watching you dance was genuinely like seeing poetry in motion!...
Niawen-kowa The family of Christine Chubb Fadden wishes to thank everyone for their comforting presence and help at the time of her recent passing. We appreciate all of the good words, memories and offers of sympathy. A thank you also for those who paid their respect at the wake, plus the service at the Longhouse, and the ten day feast which occurred at her home. Christine and her husband, Ray, spent their last days at Iakhihsohtha, where a most excellent staff of people cared for them. We will be forever indebted to them for that care that...
Thank you, We would like to send out a big thank you to the community for all the support and donations we’ve received. A big thank you to the speakers who participated at our mother’s service, Julie Cook, Priscilla Thompson, Chrissy Lazore Smoke and Janet Terrance for the heartfelt eulogy that was read. A very special thank you to Nancy Phillips, Dorothy Lazore, the Mohawk Choir, the Snye Recreation committee, the Saint Regis Church, the Homemakers and Donaldson Funeral Home. Also to our family, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins, the love and sup...
Niawenkowa. This is a note of appreciation to everyone that participated in our Saint Kateri Feast Mass, Sunday, April 27th,at the St. Regis Mission Church. It has been 334 years since her death on April 17th, 1680, and we try to have a feast mass every year around that time to honor her. She was declared a Saint on October 21st, 2012, which many of our Akwesasronon were present in Rome, Italy. It was a happy occasion for everyone; we have our own Native American Saint who was a Mohawk/Algonquin woman of the Turtle Clan. She was raised by the...
Name: Beau Wylee Jackson Born: Thursday, April 17, 2014 Weight: 10 lbs. 5.2 oz Length: 21 inches Parents: Joanna Jackson & David Billings Siblings: Warisaron & Ethen Jackson Maternal Grandparents: Mike & Mary Ellen Jackson Maternal Great-Grandparents: the late Julia & Edward Morgan, the late John & Anna Jackson...
On Saturday, the Akwesasne Youth Leadership (AYL) in conjunction with Kanenhi:io Ionkwaiontonhakie held a Youth Planting Workshop. At least a dozen kids took part. They learned planting methods, how to start and save seeds, the benefits of organic growing, companion planting, composting, medicine plants and did a variety of hands-on activities like making corn mush, planting seeds and building a simple trellis. Teiosakentison from AYL said they try to have about three activities a month. Next...
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Akwesasne, NY- On Thursday April 24, 2014, seventeen students and five chaperones left for Washington, DC to attend the USA Science and Engineering Festival, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The students were members of our local AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) Chapter that is run by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Johnson O'Malley Program. Students were able to choose from over 3000 hands-on activities and over 150 stage shows, including music, magic...
The Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge, established in 2011 as an educational entity, held a public information session at the Tsi Tetewatatkens Center on Saturday, April 26. The gathering was intended to give concerned Akwesasronon background as to the Institute’s goals, its current status and the pending return of land at Kahon:ios (Cohoes Falls) on the Mohawk River north of Albany. Composed of nine board members from the Onondaga, Mohawk and Oneida communities along with three individuals from Syracuse, Jamesville and Long I...
Submitted by Diane McDonald Akwesasne – CKON is looking to revamp some of the programs currently airing. Therefore, in the coming months CKON will be going through some growing pains as new programs are introduced and a determination is made on what works and what doesn’t. The most popular programs will remain unchanged. At the present time, CKON is moving radio announcers around to find the best fit for them. There are two junior radio announcers who are moving to specific programs and shifts. CKON is asking listeners to be patient as the jun...
(AKWESASNE, NY, April 28, 2014) – Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort (AMCR) is proud to announce its North Country Concert Series, presented by Wild Country 96.5FM. The series will feature six artists performing at the Resort throughout the summer beginning in June. The performing artists feature an array of country music favorites including the multiple CMA award nominee Darryl Worley, “Kiss This” singer Aaron Tippin, platinum recording artist Sammy Kershaw, ten-time male vocalist of the year nominee Collin Raye, Billboard Country Songw...
Akwesasne, NY - The Salmon River Central School Board of Education voted on the water proposals submitted by the SRMT and Fort Covington on Tuesday April 29, 2014 and selected a proposal from the Town of Fort Covington in a 6-2 vote. Voting in favor of the Tribe’s proposal were Tribal members Emily Lauzon and Sheila Marshall. The Board of Education has nine seats and is currently represented by two Tribal members. The Tribe is endorsing three candidates in the upcoming election on May 20, 2014. Chief Ron LaFrance, also a parent of the d...
A vulnerability in Microsoft’s popular Internet Explorer web browser can allow a “remote, unauthorized attack” on users’ computers, the company announced over the weekend via a Service Advisory. Although it is working to fix the problem, the company suggests “workarounds.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, is urging computer users to employ Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) if possible, or temporarily switch to a different browser until an offi...
