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AKWESASNE - With assistance from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, and the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD), U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Massena Border Patrol Station apprehended seven (7) individuals in connection with a failed smuggling attempt early Thursday morning. On April 28, suspicious activity was reported to the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, which notified the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department...
By Andy Gardner. Salmon River's 2022 valedictorian and salutatorian each managed to get grade point averages above 100 and within 1/10 of a point of each other. Valedictorian Kiyah Francis plans on attending Dartmouth College to study psychology. She says her guidance counselor, Marci Silver, inspired her to pursue a psychology degree. Her high school average is 105.42, which is calculated as a weighted average with additional percentages over 100 for college-level courses. Her advanced...
May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S). Also known as Red Dress Day. The red dresses act as a visual reminder of all the missing women, girls, and Two-Spirit people. In Akwesasne, community members gathered at the intersection of State Route 37 and McGee Road and marched to Generations Park to honor those we have lost and their families. The day was about building awareness of this ongoing harm to Indigenous...
WASHINGTON. May 11, 2022. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland today released Volume 1 of the investigative report called for as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive effort to address the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies. This report lays the groundwork for the continued work of the Interior Department to address the intergenerational trauma created by historical federal Indian boarding school policies. This investigative...
KANESATAKE – Brice Jerome Gibson "Kaherakeron", 42, unexpectedly passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at Hospital of St. Eustache in St. Eustache, Quebec. Brice was born on October 31, 1979 in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late Wesley "Scat" Gibson and the late Carleen "Darlu" McDonald. After the sudden death of his mother, he along with his siblings, were raised by his grandparents, Franklin and Agnes McDonald. Brice worked for a time at the Arena on the Onondaga Nation and worked during t... Full story
AKWESASNE – Patricia M. Boots "Kaweriiohstha", 71, of Recreation Road, Kawehnoke passed away unexpectedly late Wednesday evening, May 4, 2022 at Cornwall Community Hospital, after a brief illness. Pat was born on March 17, 1951, in Kanatakon, Quebec the daughter of the late William and Phoebe (LaFrance) Francis. She first attended St. Regis Indian Day School, before graduating from St. Joseph's High School. She continued her education at University of Ottawa, where she achieved her bachelor's d... Full story
Every Kid Healthy Week is an annual observance created in 2013 to celebrate school health and wellness achievements. Each day of the week shines a spotlight on the great actions schools and families are taking to improve the health and wellness of their kids and the link between nutrition, physical activity, mental health and learning – because healthy kids are better prepared to learn and thrive! This year the St Regis Mohawk School collaborated with the SRMT Health Promotion and Planning P...
Students at the Salmon River Middle School have been participating in the Student of the Month Program. The program focuses on the featured character trait from the Book of the Month. The books of the month are chosen based on content that addresses human feelings and encourages the values of empathy and caring. The character trait identified for April was self-awareness. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program awarded students who exhibited this trait with...
She:kon/ Hello my name is Michelle Smoke. I wanted to let you know that I am currently running for Salmon River Central School Board. We have had an unprecedented event with the pandemic and as a mental health therapist I think it would be beneficial to have a licensed therapist on the school board. A little bit about me is that I have recently opened a private practice integrating culture, trauma- informed care and spirituality. Prior to working as a therapist, I have had 15 years of work...
AKWESASNE – Wayne Maurice McDonald, 82, of McDonald Avenue, TsiSnaihne passed away late Monday evening, May 9, 2022 at his home after a brief illness. Wayne was born on August 8, 1939, in Hogansburg, the son of the late Louis and Sarah Cecelia (Arquette) McDonald and attended Mohawk Schools. In 1957, he married Phyllis Taylor, their marriage later ended in divorce. He later found love again, marrying Irene Thompson Jacobs. She predeceased him on March 17, 2004. Wayne was an ironworker working f... Full story
Continued from last week Just as the councils and procedures of the Confederacy adapted and raised clan and village ways to the level of dealings between the nations of the Haudenaunee, those same practices and procedures dominated the way the Haudenosaunee dealt with other nations. The Peacemaker had stated that the Great White Roots of the Tree of Peace should spread to the four directions, bringing the message of peace to the nations of the world. When the Haudenosaunee met other nations, their councils reflected the internal councils of the...
1. Ka'k kénh nón:we iehséhtha ne Kanisténhsera akawenhnísera? Did you go anywhere on Mother's day? 2. Hén, kheio'okòn:'a wa'onkhón:karon tsi teiontska'nhónhkhwa taiakwatska'nhòn:na Yes, my children invited me to a restaurant to eat. 3. Í:iah kanéka khiewaké:non Wakenonhwaktaníhahkwe. No, I didn't go anywhere. I was sick. 4. Ónhkak kénh wa'thatí:ta'ne wa'esanatahré:nahse? Did they stop to visit you? 5. Hén, wa'thatí:ta'ne wa'onkenatahré:nahse. Yes, they stopped to visit me. 6. Í:iah tha'tehotità:...
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AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announces that registration is now open for membership to participate in the Monthly Tribal Meeting being held on Saturday, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 14, 2022. It will be a hybrid meeting that will permit tribal members to attend in-person at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort Ballroom or virtually using Zoom. The May 14th Tribal Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. and is being chaired by Tribal Chief Michael Conners. The meeting agenda topics include presentation of a Community Recognition Award, New Bu...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announces the postponement of the June 4th Tribal Referendum that sought approval from membership to initiate negotiations with New York State for off-territory cannabis sales. The referendum question was as follows: “Do you approve of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, in coordination with its Adult Use Cannabis Licensees, to enter into discussions with New York State on an agreement that would allow tribally-licensed cannabis businesses to sell their products in New York State, outside of tri...
Indigenous Women in Canada Indigenous women and girls are five times more likely to experience violence than any other population in Canada and this violence tends to result in more serious harm. Important Facts Indigenous women make up 16% of all female homicide victims, and 11% of missing women, even though Indigenous people make up 4.3% of the population of Canada. Violence against Indigenous women and girls is systemic and a national crisis that requires urgent, informed and collaborative action. Indigenous women are three times more...
To acknowledge the contributions of nurses and call attention to their working conditions, the International Council of Nurses in the U.S. established May 12 as International Nurses Day in 1974. The celebration was extended to a week a few years later, and National Nurses Week was officially born in 1994. Sponsored and promoted by the American Nurses Association, the week-long event highlights the crucial contributions that nurses make to the community.' In Canada, the National Nursing Week...
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Are you planning a building project near water? The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) is reminding property owners in its jurisdiction in Cornwall and surrounding area of SDG that, under the Conservation Authorities Act, certain development activities within or adjacent to watercourses and significant wetlands are regulated by the RRCA and may require a permit. “These Conservation Authorities Act regulations are in place to protect not only the environment, but people and property as well,” says Lissa Deslandes, RRCA Regulations Offic...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Office of Economic Development (OED) is continuing its efforts to help Akwesasne businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. They are pleased to announce the launch of a new “Small Business Assistance Program” to provide financial and technical assistance to local businesses who have not previously received COVID-19 support grants. “Over the past two years, the Tribe’s Office of Economic Development has been able to help more than 315 local businesses who have been economically impacted by...
Olivia Rosane. This is the first week in May, when many bees in the U.S. wake up from their winter hibernation and smell the flowers. Now, you can support these essential pollinators in their search for nectar by participating in No Mow May and letting wildflowers grow on your lawn. “When we leave our weeds, or things we would normally call weeds, to grow, those are like little cheeseburgers for our pollinators, and they’re able to get some cheap calories really, really fast and put on some weight that will give them a leg up for the sea...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is pleased to congratulate Tribal Police Detective Sergeant Karonienhawi Thomas on her appointment by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland to the Not Invisible Act Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crimes Against Indians. Her appointment was announced during a live video event hosted by DOI on May 5th to mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. As a member of the Not Invisible Act C...
First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada from May 1 to May 7, 2022. Atlantic – 175 Cases Quebec – 248 Cases Ontario – 258 Cases Manitoba – 27 Cases Saskatchewan – 29 Cases Alberta – 10 Cases British Columbia – 0 Cases Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of. Canada: confirmed cases in Canada. First Nations: 106,057 total cases, 927 cases last 7 days (with 714 deaths) British Columbia: 365,577 total cases, 2,283 cases last 7...
Statistics for Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Total New Cases Today: 42 Current Positive Cases: 124 At home tests reported: 34 PCRS reported: 8 Statistics for Tuesday, May10, 2022 Total New Cases today: 27 Current Positive Cases: 101 At home tests reported: 13 PCRS reported: 14 Statistics for Monday, May 9, 2022 Total new: 21 Current Positive Cases: 111 At home tests reported: 15 PCRS reported: 6 Statistics for Sunday, May 8, 2022 Total new: 27 Current Positive Cases: 127 At home tests reported: 15 PCRS reported: 12...
As of Friday, May 6, to Monday, May 9, 2022 Transmission Level: High New cases: 223 Active cases: 301 Hospitalizations: 19 Deaths: 191 Fully vaccinated in St. Lawrence County: 61% St. Lawrence County positivity rate: 5.2%...
