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Akwesasne has twelve and counting, unlicensed cannabis dispensaries. Kanesatake has forty-one dispensaries with Onondaga and Kahnawake bearing zero dispensaries on their territory. Tribal Council elected officials Michael Conners, Beverly Cook, Agnes Jacobs, and Benjamin Herne, along with SRMT General Council met with Kanienkehaka Kaienerakowa Kanonsesne leadership on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Subchief Kenneth Jock did not attend. According to people familiar with the meeting, the goal was to establish a dialogue between the two councils; to find...
By Kaniehtonkie. The day began in the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and ended on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. On the first day of July 2021, estimates of fifteen hundred people gathered at Generations Park to participate in the 'Community Rising: We Rise for Every Child Taken and for Every Parent Left Behind March'. The morning began with the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen at 9AM as runners were 'bundled' to run from Akwesasne carrying a message to Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and Archbishop M...
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A swearing-in ceremony was held this morning at the Ionkwakiohkwarό:ron Tribal Administration Building to welcome back Tribal Clerk Summer Bero and Tribal Sub-Chief Benjamin Herne. Bero and Herne were both re-elected on Ohiarí:ha | June 5, 2021 to each serve their second consecutive three-year terms for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Sub-Chief Herne shared, "Working for the community of Akwesasne over the past three years has been an amazing and humbling experience. I wish to express my gr...
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that on his recommendation, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has approved the appointment of Mary Simon as the next Governor General of Canada. Simon's appointment is historic as Canada's first Indigenous Governor General. As Governor General, Ms. Simon will be the representative of Her Majesty The Queen in Canada. She will be Canada's 30th Governor General since Confederation, and the 13th Governor General appointed by Her Majesty during her 69 years...
OGDENSBURG- With heavy hearts the family of Irl D. Hasty, 62, of Lee Drive Private mourn his tragic death on June 27, 2021 from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. Irl was born on April 1, 1959 in Syracuse, the son of the late Irl and Yolanda (Mariano) Hasty. He attended Blodgett Elementary School, and later went on to graduate from George Fowler High School. He married Barbara Lazore of Akwesasne, and the couple was blessed with three children and six grandchildren. After ending... Full story
AKWESASNE – Ida M. Forbes, 97, a longtime resident of Second Street, Kanatakon, passed away Sunday evening, July 4, 2021 at IA KHIH SOH THA Lodge. Ida was born on May 13, 1924 in Raquette Point, the daughter of the late Mitchell and Emma (Lazore) Oakes. She attended St. Regis Mohawk School and Bombay High School. She married Robert L. Forbes in August 1968 in Syracuse. He predeceased her on July 8, 1986. Ida worked as a waitress at various restaurants in many different communities. She later w... Full story
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AKWESASNE-Peter "Pete" J. Martin, "Shakoroniahtahkhwa Rohskarewake Kwe," Sr., age 71, of 20 Martin Road, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the Ottawa General Hospital after a long-fought battle with his health. Peter was born August 28, 1949 in Cornwall, Ontario, the son of Richard and Anne Marie (née Thompson) Martin. He attended schools on Kawehno:ke and was a fluent Kanieńkehá speaker. In his younger years, Pete followed the fearless career path of his Mohawk ancestors and became a sk... Full story
AKWESASNE – Pastor Wendell D. "Willie" "WillJay" Jock, 75, of State Route 37, was welcomed back into the loving arms of his Savior unexpectedly Friday afternoon, July 2, 2021 at Massena Hospital. Willie was born on February 11, 1946 in Akwesasne, the son of the late Raymond J. and Christina (Brown) Jock. He attended school in Akwesasne and graduated from Salmon River Central School. He attended Springfield College and he continued his education at Portland Bible College. He fell in love with a... Full story
BRASHER FALLS- Stephen D. Ingle, 73, of Smith Road, Brasher Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 5, 2021 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital with his family by his side. Stephen was born on January 4, 1948 in Elmira, New York, son of the late Edwin D. and Catherine I. (Dailey) Ingle. He attended school in the Catskills until he drafted into the US Army in 1967 and served until his honorable discharge in 1970. Stephen was a farmer and loved it. He also worked for the Town of Brasher Highway... Full story
Pursuant to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Election and Referendum Ordinance Section IX (H), the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Election Board has certified the official list of candidates following the Tribal Caucus that was held on Saturday, June 26, 2021. The official roster of candidates for the July 31, 2021 Special Tribal Election are (in no particular order): Tribal Chief: Eric Thompson Ronald LaFrance Jr. Early Voting will take place on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on...
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Printup, 36, a resident of the Onondaga Reservation in Onondaga County, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and launder drug proceeds, and possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Gregory S. Oakes, Oswego County District Attorney. As part of his guilty plea, Printup admitted that between February 2017 a...
June 26, 2021 Open Letter to Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Voters, Understandably, there is a great deal of confusion and misinformation surrounding the June 5, 2021 Elections of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. I hope this letter clarifies the events before, during and after the elections. After reading this letter, I hope you will support the actions that I have taken and that you will vote once again for me on July 31, 2021. I ran as a write-in candidate on June 5,2021. I met all of the requirements of the Tribe’s Election and Referendum Ordinance....
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is recognizing the service and contributions of Justice D. Darlene Francis and Justice Shannon Hall. We thank you for your commitment in this position and wish you both well-wishes as you move on to other endeavors. In 1999, the Council took a historic step in appointing Justices Hall and Francis as the first inherent right justices of the Akwesasne Tekaia’torehthà:ke (Akwesasne Mohawk Court). Their appointment paved the way for other indigenous communities seeking to establish inherent right courts. For the pa...
Continued from last week. 89. When the Lords of the Five Nations propose to meet in conference with a foreign nation with proposals for an acceptance of the Great Peace, large band of warriors shall conceal themselves in a secure place safe from the espionage of the foreign nation but as near at hand as possible. Two warriors shall accompany the Union Lord who carries the proposals and these warriors shall be especially cunning. Should the Lord be attacked, these warriors shall hasten back to the army of warriors with the news of the calamity,...
1. Ronakiohkowá:nen A big group of people 2. Ne Ahkwesahshró:non People of Ahkwesáhsne 3. Ohahà:ke rón:nete They are standing on the road 4. Tsi na'tekiatenonhsátere Between the buildings 5. Ne Karihtòn:ke The Police Station 6. Tánon tsi teionhthenno'okstáhkhwa And the lacrosse field 7. Akwé:kon okiarèn:ta ronakia'tawi'tánion They are wearing all orange 8. Ratihson'karénhawe They are holding a sign 9. Kahiá:ton It is written 10. Akwé:kon ratiksa'okòn:'a All children 11. Ratiksa'tanó:ro...
Read on Parliament Hill, July 1st, 2021 by Jonel Beauvias to Indigenous Minister Marc Miller and Bishop of Canada The threshold of our pain is the entrance to our triumph! We arrive here today in the tradition of running a message of national importance from our Nation to the Nation of Canada. This matter of grave concern for our people speaks to the discovery of the remains of young Indigenous children who died in the care of your government, the Catholic, Anglican and United Churches for over a century. Though we’ve always known about the p...
Kahnawà:ke. The Office of the Electoral Officer, Angus L. Montour is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Elections held on Saturday, 3 Ohiarihkó:wa/July. Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was elected with 573 votes. Challengers: Gina Deer received 368 votes, Frankie McComber received 344 votes, Sterling Deer received 66 votes, Keith Myiow received 36 votes. Those elected as Council Chiefs, and their vote totals, are as follows: 1. Tonya Perron (992 votes) 2. Cody Diabo (802 votes) 3. Alan John Rice (737...
By Mahlon Smoke Since opening in 2001, the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club has provided children and teens a safe environment to play, learn, grow, and inspired generations of children to "realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring community members" as it says on the website. Within these last 20 years the Boys and Girls Club, has expanded to 5 clubhouses, new programs dedicated to feeding children through the summer, and in the coming years, will put into motion the...
AKWESASNE. On Ohiarihkó:wa/July 1, 2021, three (3) days after adopting its Adult Use Cannabis Ordinance, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe filed civil actions in Tribal Court naming seven (7) cannabis dispensaries that have illegally opened to sell recreational marijuana without being licensed or regulated from the Tribe. The seven (7) named dispensaries located under the Tribe’s jurisdiction are: “Smoke Show Dispensary” located on 2761 State Route 95; “Bud Ease Dispensary” located at 16 McGee Road; “Good Leaf Dispensary” (property with no street...
