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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have issued press releases in regards to the Surete du Quebec and national news outlets statements falsely reported on the recent Mygale operation and alleged tobacco and drug “raids”. KAHNAWAKE AND SIX NATIONS EXERCISING INHERENT RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN TOBACCO TRADE Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and the Elected Council of Six Nations of the Grand River have collaborated to release the following information, setting the record straight on false stat...
WASHINGTON – UAlbany redshirt junior attack Seth Oakes has been selected to the Tewaaraton Watch List in the second round of additions, the Foundation announced. Oakes joins the Tewaaraton Watch List for the first time in his collegiate career. He joins teammate Blaze Riorden, who was in the first round additions and has played for the Akwesasne Jr. B Indians Lacrosse team for three seasons. The list will be narrowed down to 25 men's nominees on April 28th then five finalists on May 12th. The T...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s atrium was filled to capacity with community members: men and women of all ages, young parents, and Elders. The crowd also included those who work in the field of prevention, addiction, and counseling. The meeting had a united “of one mind” feeling on saving our community from the ravages of drug and alcohol addiction. There were many who spoke openly about their own experiences of being addicted to drugs or alcohol or both. There were family members who spoke of how addiction tears at the core of the famil...
The Casselman Vikings are the first ever Central Canada Hockey League 2 (CCHL2) Barkley Cup Champions after an 8-2 victory over the Perth Blue Wings on Sunday night. The championship is their third straight after winning back-to-back titles in the former EOJHL.Sean David and Tye Terrance from Akwesasne play for the Vikings. After an incredible 40-3-1-0 regular season which saw them go 21-0-1-0 on home ice, the Vikings would storm through the postseason going 12-1-0 with a perfect 7-0 record on...
On Enniskó:wa/March 31, 2016 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council provided a contribution of $102,500 to the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club (ABGC), which represents the quarterly installment of the $410,000 donated annually by the Tribe for the Club to provide programming and activities for all the youth of Akwesasne. Pictured are (from left): Tribal Chief Beverly Cook, Sub-Chief Michael Conners, Tribal Chief Ron LaFrance, ABGC Assistant Director Myra LaFrance, ABGC Executive Director Jessica...
AKWESASNE – After a brief illness, Mr. James "Shakaohetstha" Thompson, 95, of 94 Island Road, Cornwall Island, peacefully passed away Monday morning, April 11, 2016 at his home with his loving family by his side. James was born September 25, 1920 in Cornwall, the son of the late Peter and Sarah Peters Thompson, and attended school on Cornwall Island. On November 11, 1946, he married Esther Marie Benedict at St. Regis Catholic Church. James was a life-long farmer starting first with his father a...
On Sunday, April 10, Arnold Printup and Bruce Boots participated in The 44th Annual Raisin River Canoe Race. The Race was sponsored by Emard Brothers Lumber and Goodman Air Conditioning & Heating. The Raisin River Canoe Race is the longest canoe race in Eastern Ontario. First started in 1973, the 30km course runs from St. Andrews to Williamstown. The race is always held during the spring when water levels are high and flows are favourable for paddlers. Arnold and Bruce's time was three hours...
Lots of things happening last weekend on Kawehnoke at the Recreation Center. They held their annual Scavenger Hunt with seven teams participating. There was also a bingo and spaghetti dinner held with proceeds going to the Island Summer Cultural program. The bingo jackpot was won by Pauline Thompson, and Jennifer Derouchie was the caller doing an excellent job as usual. The Scavenger Hunt consisted of identifying landmarks on Kawehnoke. Each team was issued a packet containing pictures of...
9 Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders met with Oren Lyons, Onondaga Faithkeeper and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief Eric Thompson and Tribal Sub-Chief Michael Conners Jr. along with Onondaga leaders in Syracuse, NY on Tuesday. SRMT Facebook photo....
The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club would like to thank everyone for supporting our first annual Be Great Gala. As we plan our future endeavors, review our past ones and ponder how many more youth we would possibly reach if we had a bigger building, we are filled with love and support as we remember the generous donations you made at the Gala. There are simply no words to explain the amount of love you have shown to us. Your love and support brought in just over $20,000 in revenue before expenses....
Chief of the Onondaga Beaver Clan died peacefully at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton on Sunday April 10, 2016 in his 84th year. Loving Hanih of Kim (Tim), Tammy, Brian (Susan), and Amy (Donavan). Cherished Papa to 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Dear brother of Myrna, and Jill (Phil). Special friend to Welby, Shana, Mary (Jim), and Crystal LaForme (Beaver Clan Mother). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Arnie was a dedicated lacrosse fan and an avid spokesman for his...
The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club (ABGC) recently received a $39,211 grant from the Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) from the Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. This award will support the efforts of the ABGC’s Akwesasne Strong. The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club’s Project, Akwesasne Strong, will be taking their T.R.A.I.L program and enhancing it to serve the youth during the summer program as well as the Teen program. All youth will have the chance to learn about diabetes prevention, nutrition label reading, alternatives to a healthy lifestyle, as well as gro...
On behalf of the of family of TJ Jackson, we would like to send the BIGGEST NIAWENKO:WA out to all the people that came together and made his benefit a HUGE success!! The Lasagna/Spaghetti Dinner sold out within two hours! The Dance packed the legion wall to wall! So many donations poured in, family and friends came together, words and hugs of encouragement filled the air with positivity, so many raffles and prizes were won, and musicians came out and played for their fellow musician. TJ’s son Billy took the stage with an astounding performance...
The family of Margaret "Kaweiennoni" Cook-Peters would like to thank the community for your support. Our fundraiser we held last week went very well, we raised $5,800. April, Carolyn, MJ, Julia, Maddi, Sarah, Tracy, Paula, Mae, Wayne, Bobbie, Dayna, Wishe, Pam, Gor, Chrissy, Yvonne, Emmy, Kasewaien, Stuart, Ronkwas, Teioswathe, Kawennahente, Nihahsennaa, Alisha awesome helpers. Your support is greatly appreciated and will be most helpful in offsetting the cost involved in her cancer treatments...
For more than 30 years, Springtime Entertainment has been producing quality musical tribute shows, including the ever popular ‘Life and Times’ Legends series and Face to Face: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel. This weekend, Springtime Entertainment presents “When Elvis Meets the Beatles” at Aultsville Theater, Cornwall, Ontario on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 8:00pm. This two hour, fully narrated production by Springtime Entertainment depicts the events leading up to, and including, the only meeting of these two musical icons on Aug. 27...
It is important that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe promote, without fear of ridicule or public criticism, the acts of kindness, humility and leadership we are so fortunate to see in our youth. Brayden “Sonny” White is promoting hope and awareness through volunteer efforts throughout Akwesasne and because he’s been nationally recognized, the spotlight of his work shines on Indian Country. The award he received from The Aspen Institute as a Champion for Change was based on his history of volunteer service, which includes serving as a National Nat...
Brayden White was selected as a Champion for Change for founding the program Helping Hands. To the right is the webpage from the Center for Native American Youth website, which is cnay.org. This exact page can be found at http://cnay.org/2016_CFCs.html. Helping Hands did not exist when he was selected, and as of press time to our knowledge Helping Hands does not exist and/or is not operational....
Keystone I Pipeline Spill Numbers Increased Freeman, SD – On Saturday, April 2nd, TransCanada announced that an oil leak was detected by a South Dakota landowner on its Keystone I pipeline. The foreign corporation initially stated that only 4.5 barrels, approximately 187 gallons, of oil appeared to have spilled. Those numbers have now changed. TransCanada estimates that about 16,800 gallons of oil has now leaked from the Keystone pipeline into a field in South Dakota. This estimate has been reported to the National Response Centre and the P...
On the evening of Wednesday, April 20th, members of the public are being extended an invitation to become a Riverkeeper volunteer on the St. Lawrence River. Kayakers, fisherpersons, boaters, and shoreline homeowners are being invited to come out to Schnitzels in Cornwall and learn what they can do to make a difference for the health of the St. Lawrence River. The St. Lawrence is one of the longest rivers in the world, thus the name Big River given to it in Mohawk. As an international waterway the River has suffered significant environmental...
People, upon rationally determining that they have been unfairly treated, forgive when they willfully abandon resentment and related responses (to which they have a right), and endeavor to respond to the wrongdoer based on the moral principle of beneficence, which may include compassion, unconditional worth, generosity, and moral love (to which the wrongdoer, by nature of the hurtful act or arts, has no right). (Enright & Fitzgibbons, 2000) Forgiveness is not... • Pardon, legal mercy or leniency • Condoning or excusing • Reconciliation (you...
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Submitted by NNATC The Great Feather Dance belongs to all life and is one of the Creator’s truly great songs. I have heard some of our elders and this is what they said: “The Great Feather Dance is so powerful that when it is sung and the people dance to it, the entire life forms of the world become instantly energized.” They told us that the turtle rattle is the instrument used and is representative of the Earth Mother. As the rattle is played it is said that all the earth wakes up and earth’s life moves exactly as the turtle rattle moves....
Submitted by Lynda Brown...
We would like to welcome Fr. Henry Sands, Executive Director of the Black and Indian Mission Office, Washington D.C. to Akwesasne St. Regis Mission Church on Saturday, April 16, 2016 for the 4 o'clock mass. This Holy Mass will be to remember Saint Kateri Tekakwitha who died April 17, 1680. Members of the St. Regis Mission Kateri Circle will help with the mass....
One of the skills we seem to have lost, or discarded, over the past couple of generations is the art of the visit. Before the arrival of the electronic age the Mohawks of former times relied on personal contact to exchange information, share news and entertain themselves with stories and music. No appointment was needed, no need to call ahead or to set aside time to visit; when it felt right families and friends would walk across the village or fields or take to their boats and canoes carrying food, cards, musical instruments to share. Arrival...
