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Peace Tree Mall - On June 23, Ionkwanikonhriiosne marked one year of opening its doors to the public to sell fabrics, sewing supplies and teach classes on making quilts, skirts, leggings, embroidery, and much more. The store opened in the Peace Tree Mall on Kawehnoke with an enthusiastic, yet nervous Sheree Bonaparte who was about to embark on this new adventure. The plans for the sewing center began around 2016 as just an idea but it flourished completely and in 2017 made its debut. Since...
The new Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe administration building is on schedule, on budget and will be housing the majority of tribal programs and departments in September, according to Brendan White, the Tribe's Director of Communications. The $15.5 million, 54,700 square-foot building with parking for 225 vehicles is being built from scratch at the rear of Generations Park. As of the first week of July, the exterior structure is mostly built, with masonry being added by Akwesasne mason Darren George...
Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens This belt symbolizes the alliance of an adopted nation. This belt was made to record the time in 1885 when the Akwesasne (St. Regis) Mohawks were taken back into the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. The four lines represent rafters to strengthen the framework of a building (Long House). The Akwesasne Mohawks are as rafters to strengthen and act as a prop or brace to the Six Nations and by doing this, the Six Nations likewise...
Car accident in Snye last week. Submitted by Alex Burns....
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to present the Strategic Plan Report to the community. Inside this report you’ll find information and accomplishments from all of MCA’s departments and programs from the 2015-2018 term that support our 4 strategic pillars: self-determination, well-being, sustainability and modernization. Visit the link below to access the online version of the MCA Strategic Plan Report: http://bit.ly/strategicplanreport...
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• You can donate whole blood every eight weeks. • There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O. AB is the universal recipient; O Negative is the universal donor. • Platelets from your blood support blood clotting and give those with leukemia and other illnesses a chance to live. • If all blood donors gave just two to four times a year, it would significantly help prevent blood shortages. • A single pint of blood could save up to four lives. • Every time you give blood you are giving someone life: a child, mother, father, brother, si...
Submitted by Elaine Thompson Academic Achievement – Ratihiatonhseraiente:ri Grade 6 Roiatote Sunday Grade 5 Teiokwirathe Mitchell Grade 4 Kahnekahawi Lafrance Grade 3 Rarontiiostha Pembleton Grade 2 Rohatiio Francis Grade 1 Hohnegayehwahs Mitchell Kindergarten Rowerarakies Montour Pre-Kindergarten Karonhionoron Atkins Headstart Joelle Peters Top Reader Awards Home reading program The Kana:takon School ran a home reading program and students were asked to read 20 books per month. If they reached their goal, each student was given an incentive s...
Kawehnoke – During a very intense heat wave, the newly reopened Ànowaràkowa Arena held their Canada Day events with original plans to hold several Lacrosse games, live bands, and had several bouncy houses for the children. However with the beating sun raising the temperatures close to one hundred, almost no one showed up except staff and the live band. All lacrosse games had been cancelled and rescheduled due to the heat. Despite this, the band still played for the staff and a few guests. Lat...
MASSENA -- The Board of Education on Thursday tabled a plan that would restrict group-specific modification of their new mascot after a member of the committee that came up with the Spartan logo criticized the proposal. Mike Trimboli, the Massena varsity hockey coach and mascot committee member, told the board he felt their draft plan was too restrictive and not in line with their intentions when they came up with the Spartan mascot with a block letter M beneath it. The plan would restrict the u...
The Akwesasne Cultural Center has recently wrapped up another successful basket making class taught by Denise Jock. The last class took place on June 25th, with a potluck and students showcasing their finished projects. There were students of all levels, some were able to finish 6 baskets during their time in class. One student, Sally Martin, stated, "I moved back in 1994, and I have been coming to the museum to learn to make baskets at the classes held here." The students were lucky to have...
C.C.V.S held their graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 26th, beginning at 1 pm. Many students from Akwesasne attended with their family and loved ones to celebrate their accomplishments. This year there was an outstanding number of students graduating with awards and bursaries to acknowledge their hard work and dedication. Class of 2018 Mikalee Adams: AMBE Bursary & Certificate Jessica Atkins: AMBE Bursary & Certificate, Enbridge Aboriginal Bursary Marissa Benedict: AMBE Bursary & Certificate,...
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today The Iroquois Nationals have been invited to play at the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, which takes place this year in Netanya, Israel from July 12th to the 21st. It is the first time the championships will take place in Israel and the 13th competition will see close to 50 countries competing for the gold medal, which is awarded every four years. The Iroquois Nationals are in a precarious situation as Israel has already stated they will recognize those players who have Haudenosaunee...
At work, they promote apps and platforms. At home, they’re just like every other parent: struggling with how much technology to allow their kids to use. Before having kids, tech entrepreneur Nirav Tolia spent hours online each day catching up on his favorite sports teams, doing research, or scrolling through social media. Now the father of three young sons, Tolia, the co-founder and chief executive of neighborhood-based social network Nextdoor, goes out of his way to put his smartphone down so he and his wife can lead by example for their k...
Hundreds of people gathered at the Wild Center, located in Tupper Lake N.Y, to join the "Ways of Knowing" Celebration on July 7th. The Wild Center is located approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes always from Akwesasne, but the distance did not deter local community members from joining the celebration. The day was filled with activities, demonstrations, storytelling, exhibitions and tours all related to the Haudenosaunee culture. The Wild Center recently partnered with the Akwesasne Cultural...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is proud to highlight the long-term service of Angela George and share all the exceptional work she is doing on behalf of the Akwesasne community. Angela George has worked for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe for nearly three decades and currently works as a Procurement Specialist for the Finance and Accounting Department. She is just one person on a growing list of tribal employees who have devoted the majority of their professional careers to working for their fellow c...
by Doug George-Kanentiio This week the World Lacrosse Championship will begin in Israel. This is for field lacrosse and is sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse and Israel. Among the teams are South Korea, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, Colombia and Uganda besides the Iroquois Nationals, the US and Canada. Israel was awarded the games after England decided not to serve as hosts. The issue for the Iroquois Nationals is that of Palestine and the Israeli government’s brutal suppression of the indigenous people of that r...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is proud to provide employment opportunities for high school and college students through the Education Division's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), with support from the Room Occupancy Fee. To help report on this initiative, we introduce a new weekly series that shares information on summer students and the work they are doing through their internships, which places students in areas specific to their career path. Kanatires, daughter of Randi and...
(July 4, 2018) Chief of Police Shawn Dulude is pleased to announce that Sergeant Lee-Ann Beaudry has taken up her permanent position as Deputy Chief of Police of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS). This will mark the first female in AMPS history to hold this role. Lee-Ann Beaudry became the police service's first female sergeant in 2015, has become the highest-ranking female officer in AMPS history and one of the very few high ranking indigenous female officers in Canada. Beaudry has ded...
(July 4, 2018) Chief of Police Shawn Dulude is pleased to announce that Sergeant Ranatiiostha Swamp has taken up his permanent position as Staff Sergeant. Swamp is Akwesasronon and has dedicated 16 years of service with the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS). In that time, he has filled the roles of criminal investigator as part of the Joint Investigative Unit, an in-service trainer for firearms and use of force, team leader of the Emergency Response Team and was promoted to Sergeant in...
Ne Ahkwesáhshne Tsi Niionkwarihò:ten Ronkia'tarohrókstha nahé:'a sahatíhsa wahon'therísa Denise Jock ronwatirihonniénhahkwe. Ohiarí:ha tewáhsen wísk shiská:rahkwe ne oh na'kénhkha sahontóweienste. Né:'e ne oh na'kénhkha wahontóweienste akwé:kon tahatikhwénhawe, skáthne wa'thón:tonte tánon wahonwatina'tonnión:nahase tsi nihona'therò:tens wahatíhsa. Kwáh ken'nihotikióhkwa ákte na'tehón:ne ókia'ke ià:ia'k niwa'thé:rake wahon'therísa tsi nikarì:wes rontóweienstha. Tsionkwè:ta, Sally Martin, wa'ì:r...
(July 9, 2018) The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service has started to phase in a plan to equip officers with a life-saving drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Thirty (30) AMPS officers will be trained and equipped with Naloxone kits. All uniformed patrol officers will be provided with Naloxone kits to carry while on patrol. More than half of the patrol officers have already been trained to use the drug. They will be able to help those who find themselves in an overdose situation, by administering naloxone, then helping them get the...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, June 22-July 5, 2018: On June 22, police ticketed Giovannina Vescio, 70, of Lachine, Quebec for failure to stop for a traffic control device. Ticket is returnable to Bombay Town Court on July 17. On June 22, police charged Sandra R. Lauzon, 66, of Fort Covington with failure to stop for red lights on a school bus. Ticket is returnable to Tribal Court on July 9. On June 22, police charged Morgan J. Boots, 26, of Akwesasne, Ontario with operating without a license. Ticket is returnable to Bombay Town Court...
