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Two years ago in August, National Geographic's staff visited Akwesasne trying to capture a capsule of Rotinnonshonni agricultural society in photographs and stories. They were greeted and welcomed at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse and then proceeded to visit the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Agriculture Division's gardens and farm and the Onkwe Project. The publication was slated for November 2021, but with delays from the pandemic, the much-awaited 'editor's edition' of National Geographic magazine...
AKWESASNE – The 2022 Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Election results have been appealed. On June 10, the SRMT Election Board released this press release with no further information other than, "The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Election Board has received appeals for the Tribal election held on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The Election Board cannot certify the results of the recent election until the appeals are resolved." The 2022 SRMT elected position were for Chief Judge with Carrie Garrow tallying 465 v...
By Amy Feiereisel. Reprinted with permission from NPR. June is Pride Month, which celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. During the first week of June, a number of students at Massena’s high school began wearing rainbow apparel to mark the start of the month: shirts, pins, colors in their hair. Students also work rainbow flags as capes. Patrick Brady, the superintendent at Massena Central School, said “this led to some students, a couple of students bringing in a Confederate flag.” He said there was a lot of tension at sc...
Pride is always an exciting time and this year's events bring with it an extra sense of hope. A touch of normalcy has returned, and communities are gathering together in-person once again to celebrate Pride safely. 2022 highlights include the return of the NYC Pride March, the illumination of Niagara Falls in Pride colors, and Long Island Pride's newest location. At these and other Pride events in New York State, Vermont, Ontario and Quebec, LGBTQ and visitors will come together again in the...
HOGASNBURG - Gary John Gray, 73, of State Route 37, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Gary was born on March 23, 1949 in Hogansburg, NY, son of the late Mitchell and Katie (Thompson) Gray. He attended Mohawk Schools and served in the US Marine Corps for 3 years until his honorable discharge. He married Myra Davis on July 16, 1972 in Las Vegas, NV. Gary was a member of the Andrew W. Cook Post #1479 American Legion. He was an Ironworker...
A Fort Covington man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at East End Convenience Store and another at the Sunoco on East Main Street in Malone. State police arrested and charged Anthony J. Chicoine, 41, on Willow Street in Malone over the weekend of June 11. Chicoine is charged with two felony robbery charges, one for each store, and multiple misdemeanor petit larceny counts. Malone village and state police investigated the Malone robbery, which happened on Wednesday, June 8. Police were called to the 587 East Main St. store around...
AKWESASNE – June 14, 2022. As of June 11, 2022, most of Ontario’s mask mandates have expired, with the exception of long-term care (LTC) and retirement homes. Masks are still recommended in high-risk congregate living settings, such as shelters, group homes, medical clinics, and hospitals. While masking requirements are expiring, organizations may implement their own policies for mask requirements. The public is encouraged to continue to wear a mask if they: • Feel it is right for them • Are at high risk for severe illness • Are recoverin...
By Kaniehtonkie. Updated. The province of Quebec announced a commitment of $6.2 million to the Akwesasne Mohawk Police (AMPS) in an asserted and joint effort to curb international firearms trafficking. Three Quebec officials jointly made the announcement with Chief of Police Shawn Dulude: Public Safety Minister Geneviève Guilbault, Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière, and the NMA for Huntingdon, Claire Isabelle at the St. Regis Recreation Center in Kanatakon on Thursday, June 9, 2022. A...
Dom Phillips, a regular contributor to The Guardian, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, an employee with the Brazilian Indigenous Affairs agency, went missing in the Javari Valley, a major indigenous territory located in the western Amazon near Peru and Colombia. They were last seen on Sunday travelling in a boat on the Itaquaí River, reportedly to conduct interviews with indigenous communities. Indigenous territory, illegal activities The Javari Valley is the second biggest indigenous territory in Brazi...
Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre arrives in Cornwall, July 7 to perform at Aultsville Theatre. He will celebrate the Aqualung 50th Anniversary Tour with original Tull band member, Clive Bunker! In 1969, a band of four English musicians arrived in New York and took America by storm. Over the next 50 years, this legendary band accumulated over 65 million record sales and generated a loyal fanbase that are the envy of rock bands worldwide! This band was Jethro Tull. Aqualung, probably the most famous of all Jethro Tull’s albums, now celebrates 50 yea...
VANCOUVER, BC – CNW/ - Activ8 Corporate Relations + Training is pleased to announce the launch of its Online Business School and the first course, Indigenous Entrepreneurship 101 for Indigenous people interested in starting a business. The untapped potential of Indigenous communities combined with government resources in education and funding through economic reconciliation has created a rise in Indigenous entrepreneurship. Indigenous people are starting businesses nine times faster than non-Indigenous Canadians, and their population is g...
The Native North American Travelling College would like to say Niawen:kowa to our community members, neighboring friends and family for all of the amazing support in making this year’s 2022 Children’s Powwow such a big success! It’s been a few years since we’ve had the last Children’s Powwow in 2019 – the spirit and generosity of those who contributed to this success is greatly appreciated. We would like to give a special thanks to Becky Bero, Joanne Swamp and Amanda Cook who started it all. They have, year after year, made their special con...
On a daily basis, Indigenous communities live in relationship with and protect Mother Earth. Too often, this work is required to take the form of defending lands, territories, and communities against attacks by corporations and governments and resisting extractive projects that contaminate lakes, rivers, and entire ecosystems, contributing to climate change. Indigenous communities defend the planet for all Peoples. In return for this labor, their individual and collective rights are regularly violated through land theft, displacement, cultural...
By Doug George-Kanentiio Six years ago, I wrote a column in response to the plans by an oil pipeline company to build across the sacred territory of the Lakota people at Standing Rock. I cited a Mohawk teaching regarding the extraction from beneath the earth of the remains of long deceased animals and plant-the oil from which all nations have now come to rely upon. Our ancestors warned that releasing the remains would cause havoc on this earth. It would be unleashing the black serpents and the destructive power they wield. We are told that the...
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – A signing ceremony was held in the afternoon of June 3rd, 2022, at the residence of Mexican Ambassador to Sweden Francisco del Rio Lopez formally authorizing the transfer of the sacred Maaso Kova back to the Yaqui Nation and its cultural leaders, the culmination of a 19-year struggle by the Yaqui and the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) to achieve its repatriation. The document was signed by representatives of the Swedish and Mexican Governments, the Yaqui Traditional Authorities, the Maaso Kova Cultural leaders c...
On behalf of the British Crown, Sir William Johnson described and renewed the Covenant Chain in council with the Haudenosaunee on several separate occasions. On April 25, 1748, he spoke to the Confederacy at Onondaga: Brethren of the Five Nations, I will begin upon a thing of long standing, our first Brother ship. My reason for it is, I think there are several among you who seem to forget it; It may seem strange to you how I a Foreigner should know this. But I tell you I found some of the writings of our Forefathers which was thought to have...
1. Íhsehre kénh sénha é:so katsi'nonwanákeren ón:wa iohserá:te tsi ní:ioht ne tóhkara niiohserá:ke tsi náhe? Do you think there are more insects this year than in previous years? 2. Hén, sénha é:so katsi'nonwanákere ón:wa iohserá:te, okariahtá:ne aonhà:'a Yes, there are more insects this year, especially mosquitos 3. Í:iah, í:iah té:kehre sénha kenh é:so katsi'nonwanákere ón:wa iohserá:te. Kiótkon teiotenonhianíhton ne okariahtá:ne kón:ne's á'tste. No, I do not think there are more insects th...
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) recommends useful tips to help New Yorkers save money every time they fill up. As gas prices continue to hit record highs, 16 cents per gallon, with more savings in some counties, can make a big difference, especially during the summer vacation season when millions of consumers are hitting the roads. “After being stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are looking forward to traveling this summer, but we are facing sky-high gas prices,” said Secretary of State Robert J....
Did you know that lead is found naturally in soil? Lead can also build up in the ground where older homes have chipped and peeling paint. This is a large problem in St. Lawrence County where the majority of our homes were built before a federal ban on lead-based paint. Lead is a neurotoxin that is especially harmful to children. It can lower IQ, slow growth and development, and cause long-term behavioral problems. In adults, lead can cause high blood pressure, decreased kidney function, and reproductive problems. Lead from soil can become a...
YAKAMA RESERVATION – The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (“Yakama Nation”) recognize Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) for their release of a draft report today regarding the critical condition of salmon in the Pacific Northwest and the feasibility of removing the lower Snake River dams to improve salmon survival. “Salmon in the Snake River and Columbia River Basin are at a crisis point,” said Yakama Tribal Council Chairman, Delano Saluskin. “Our people are salmon people. When the salmon thrive, we...
The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) and its community partners are inviting the public to join them on Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for an open house event celebrating the reopening of the Visitors Centre at Cooper Marsh Conservation Area in South Glengarry. "Visitors dropping in throughout the morning will be able to help build and install duck nesting boxes, participate in educational workshops, take in new taxidermy displays, learn about the many bird species found...
Congratulations to our 2022 Confirmation candidates who were confirmed by His Excellency Most Reverend Bishop Noel Simard of the Diocese of Valleyfield on Sunday June 12, 2022. They were Ryder Sunday, Christopher James Cook and Tobilee Marie Roundpoint. The Confirmation Ceremony was part of a Pastoral Visit from Bishop Simard which also included a gathering with St. Regis Mission lay leaders, ministers and members of the Mission Parish Pastoral and Finance Councils. The gathering was culminated...
Back row L-R; Char LaFrance, the late Melissa Papineau, Arlene Thomas, Reen Cook, Cheryl Jacobs & Nicky King Middle row L-R: Coleen Thomas, Veronica Jacobs, Clarissa Jacobs, Lana King, Sheila Leaf & April Thomas, Front-Geraldine Jacobs. Approx. 2001 Do you have any old photos that you'd like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them...
Last week, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health announced that provincial masking requirements in hospitals and other indoor settings expired as of June 11. However, provincial guidance continues to recommend masking in acute care settings, and that organizations are encouraged to implement their own rules and policies related to masking. Therefore, at this time, Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) will not be changing its masking policies and procedures, which apply to visitors, patients (as tolerated), and all staff and physicians. This a...
FAIL TO ATTEND COURT, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Brett Benedict, 33, of St. Regis, QC was arrested on June 8th, 2022 and charged with failing to attend court, as well as breach of probation for possessing a weapon and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on May 31st, 2022 the man failed to attend court and police were contacted to investigate. On June 8th, 2022, the man was taken into custody, at which time he was found to be in possession of knife, despite his conditions. He was charged accordingly and held for a bail hearin...
