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To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, a new 838 area code will be added to the 518 area. This is known as an area code overlay. An overlay does not require customers to change their existing area code. Beginning March 18, 2017 calling changes from seven to ten digits. Who’s affected? The 518 area code covers all or part of 17 counties in eastern upstate New York, serving communities in the Capital region and of Albany and its surrounding suburbs, such as Plattsburgh and Lake Placid. The new 838 area code will serve the same g...
No more speculation and no more guessing, the wait is finally over as the newest member of the FNJBLL (First Nations Jr. "B" Lacrosse League) has announced its team name and logo this past Monday. The team will be known as the "Mohawk Medicine Men" officially announced by Manager and Head Coach Kariwate Mitchell as he also announced the teams colors as grey, black and orange. "He's a serious individual, he means business and he shows power and strength, he is wearing a Kastowa (headdress)...
Several hundred people came out to the Children's Powwow, hosted by the Native North American Traveling College on March 11 at the former First Americans IGA. Young dancers ranging from toddlers to teens got to demonstrate various dances and learn how a powwow works, guided by older lead dancers. "The responsibilities of the lead dancers were to be role models for the young dancers. They show the youth how to be respectful and how to conduct themselves," said Kahentawaks Perkins from the NNATC....
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Snowplow Records is happy to announce the release of "Shine On! Shine On!" the first CD by the River Mohawk Band. Originally a band of brothers and cousins from the Snye area of Akwesasne, the group has had various members throughout the years. But for over twenty years the band has been a trio led by Roger Mitchell, who is the lead singer and bassist. Roger's brother, Russell, was the drummer with the band for many of those years with the brothers being joined by a succession of guitarists....
Submitted by Norman Treptow Competing for the third year against teams from across northern New York, from Plattsburgh to Sackets Harbor and as far south as Tupper Lake and Clifton Fine, Salmon River's High School team took first place in this year's North Country Jr. Iron Chef regional competition. Teams must have at least three members and no more than five. Salmon River's High School Team consisted of Dayanara Bero, Keeya Capton, Patricia Johnson, Ierihwaiehstah Cassidy Peters and Makenzie...
March 15, 2017 Anonymous letters containing defamatory statements have been circulating in our community. Last Spring, a letter was distributed with numerous false statements relating to Tribal Chiefs and community members. In February, another letter was mass-mailed to community members, again with false statements against Tribal Chiefs and certain community members. Most recently, a third letter surfaced containing defamatory accusations against the Tribal Chiefs and community members. Ordinarily, Tribal Council would not respond publicly to...
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The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is working with Revenu Quebec to identify a process and procedure for First Nations individuals living on-reserve to apply for the housing component of the Quebec solidarity tax credit. The solidarity tax credit is a refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income families in Quebec. The table located below, from the Revenu Quebec website, can be used to calculate whether you would be eligible for the solidarity tax credit. To be eligible, your maximum family...
(March 2017) Under the Onake Corporation, the Native North American Travelling College is proud to announce that we are recipients of two Canada 150 grants. The Native North American Travelling College received $100,000 from Canadian Heritage for the project entitled “Re-instating the Two Row Wampum - Resurgence of Connection through Reconciliation.” This project will focus on the revitalization of culture and the truthful historical portrayal of Akwesasne’s relationship with Canada. We will show our cultural resilience and determination throu...
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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...
President Trump’s Proposed Cuts Would Gut Basic Protections –Endangering Public Drinking Water & Slashing Great Lakes Restoration Funding By 97%, And More NEW YORK. 03/09/17. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman highlighted the local impacts of President Trump’s proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget, in a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. The cuts would cause direct, immediate, and lasting harm to New Yorkers’ public health and environment - and in th...
February 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde issued the following statement today regarding the David Suzuki Foundation report on First Nations drinking water in Ontario titled “Glass half empty? Year 1 progress toward resolving drinking water advisories in nine First Nations in Ontario”: “Access to clean water is a basic human right that most Canadians take for granted, but one that has been too long denied to too many First Nations. A safe and secure future for our children and youth r...
Here in Akwesasne, you may have noticed the fire pit and trailer set up across the road from Twin Leaf Convenience and Gas. This was set up as a safe place for everyone in Akwesasne and surrounding communities. Jesse Beeson is in charge of this along with the help of Steven Thompson and many other community members. "We wanted to bring all the protectors who have visited or haven't visited Standing Rock together, to have a safe place to go and talk, go over ideas, and discuss the battles we face...
$1.5 Million State Program to Test for Lead in Drinking Water Available to Residents ALBANY 03/01/2017 The New York State Department of Health announced that it is launching a $1.5 million State pilot program that will allow residents that are served by either a private well or public water system an opportunity to have their drinking water tested for lead free of charge. “This program will increase access to lead testing across the state,” said Commissioner of Health Dr. Howard Zucker. “Residents can take the opportunity, free of charg...
New York. 02/2017. NYS Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of attorneys general in opposing President Trump’s executive order, which the President described as paving the way to the elimination of the Clean Water Rule (also known as the Waters of the United States Rule). The coalition, which includes the attorneys general of New York, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Vermont, issued the following statement: “We strongly oppose President Trump’s action that undermines Clean Water Act prote...
Each Year, Biological Pollution Causes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars of Damage To Commercial And Recreational Fisheries In New York: Congress Should Not Serve As A Rubber Stamp For Commercial Shipping Interests At The Expense Of The Health Of The Waterways In New York And Across The Nation NEW YORK. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that his office sent a joint letter with 10 Attorneys General to Senators Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer strongly urging opposition to the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act,...
World Water Day, on March 22 every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water. The Sustainable Development Goals, launched in 2015, include a target to ensure everyone has access to safe water by 2030, making water a key issue in the fight to eradicate extreme...
Courtesy of Raisin River Conservation Authority This primer will show you how to protect and nurture the qualities that make it such a special location. For many waterfront residents, the quiet spot by the river is a little bit of paradise where you can relax, play, and enjoy being closer to nature. But it is a special place for another reason too. The zone where water meets the land is the richest natural environment that most of us will ever come into contact with, and almost certainly the...
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Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens Among the Iroquois, women have the privilege of nominating the Chiefs. It is provided thus: We give and assign the sacred chieftainship titles and the soil of our land to all of our Mothers, the Women of the Five Nations, and they shall be proprietors of the same. If they see their Chiefs acting contrary to constitutional justice, that they are not counseling for the interest of the people generally, the women relatives of the erring chiefs shall come (the War Chief acting in their...
AKWESASNE—Pursuant to the 2013 Tribal Procedures Act, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Clerk is notifying tribal membership of three informational meetings being held to discuss a Draft Probate Code. The draft ordinance is aimed at preserving and protecting the well-being of tribal members by establishing a process for settling a deceased individual’s estate. The Tribal Procedures Act provides for a minimum of thirty (30) day period from the date of the meeting notice for tribal members to review and submit comments on the Draft Probate Code. To p...
