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  • Call Out for Trust Overseers

    Jul 27, 2017

    Due date for applications: Friday, August 18, 2017 @ 4:00pm Applications will be taken from interested members to serve as Trust Overseer to advise the Community Trustee as part of the Akwesasne Community Settlement Trust. CANDIDATES MUST DEMONSTRATE: • Knowledge of the Kanienkehaka culture and the Akwesasne community • A commitment to learning, or enriching his/her knowledge of, the Kanienkeha language • Knowledge, understanding and commitment to the role of Trust Overseer • Honesty, integrity, ethical conduct and common sense • The ability t...

  • Medicine Walks with Eddie Gray

    Jul 27, 2017

    Fridays from July 14, 2017 – August 25, 2017 (No walk to be held on Aug. 4) Rain or shine the Medicine Walks will be held every Friday morning from 10am SHARP to 12:00 noon. Walks will be held at Eddie’s residence: 575 Cook Road, Akwesasne. For inclement weather, teachings will be held under the arbor on the property. Please dress appropriately. For more information call WH&W Traditional Medicine Program at 613-575-2341 ext. 3100....

  • Important Dates for the Tetewatska:hon Green Food Box Program

    Jul 27, 2017

    The DEADLINE to order a Green Food Box for the month of AUGUST is Friday, AUGUST 4th, 2017 by 3:00 pm. All you need to do is stop in at the Community Health Office at Kanonhkwa’tsheri:io and pay $10 and place your order. It’s that simple! Please contact Carlee Oakes at 613-575-2341 ext. 3220 with any questions....

  • Akwesasne Kahwatsi:re Genealogy & Historical Society Meeting

    Jul 27, 2017

    The Akwesasne Kahwatsi:re Genealogy & Historical Society is meeting this Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 5:00pm at the Nation Office on RT 37. New members welcome! Contact us by email [email protected] or look us up on Facebook. We’ll help you to dig deep into your family history and Akwesasne’s cultural heritage....

  • AMBE Office Closure

    Jul 27, 2017

    The office of the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education will be closed for the week of Ohiarihko:wa/July 31 – Seskeha/August 4, 2017. The office will remain closed on Seskeha/August 7, 2017 in observance of the Civic Holiday and will re-open at 8AM Tuesday, Seskeha/August 8, 2017. Iohahi:io will remain open during the week of the AMBE office closure. Their offices will also be closed in observance of the Civic Holiday on Monday, August 7, 2017. During this time, Donna Lahache, Director, can be reached by email at donna.lahac...

  • A'nowara'ko:wa Arena Playground Temporarily Closed

    Jul 27, 2017

    The A’nowara’ko:wa Arena Playground equipment is closed and off limits. The Playground equipment has some deficiencies in safety, and the equipment needs to be repaired. Until all the repairs to the Playground equipment are completed, it will remain closed. A sign and an orange mesh fence have been placed around the Arena Playground equipment which warns of hazard and restrictions to access. Please abide these restrictions, stay off the Arena Playground equipment....

  • Classified

    Jul 27, 2017

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  • Medicine Men's inaugural season comes to an end; team with many box lacrosse newcomers defied head coach's initial expectation

    Andy Gardner|Jul 27, 2017

    The Mohawk Bears Den Medicine Men's inaugural season has come to an end. The First Nations Junior B Lacrosse League's newest team finished 2017 as runners up for the league title. The Seneca War Chiefs swept the team 3-0 in a best-of-three playoff series. The final bout was at the Medicine Men's home field, Massena Arena, on Saturday, July 22. The War Chiefs won 11-6. They won game two by the same score and game one 12-7. They were played at Seneca. Akwesasne Coach Kariwate Mitchell said he...

  • Haudenosaunee Nationals Rank 12th in the World

    Jul 27, 2017

    The 2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup in Guildford, England, came to a close on Saturday, July 22. The Haudenosaunee Nationals ended with a count of 5 wins and 3 losses. On Thursday, July 20, the Nationals lost to Czech Republic 18-6. On Friday, July 21, Haudenosaunee played Italy in the 11th/12th place match and fell 18-17. Erin Francis was the MVP of the game with 3 goals and 3 assists. World Cup goal and assist totals: Wadataiwi Bomberry (Six Nations/Mohawk) 10 goals, 5 assists...

  • A'nowara'ko:wa Arena Schedule July 27 - August 2, 2017

    Jul 27, 2017

    Thursday, July 27 8-4 Tehotiiennawakon 6-9pm AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B (Practice) Friday, July 28 8-4pm Operational Support 5-8 AMLA Saturday, July 29 9-3 AMLA 9-10:30pm Basil Lazore Masters Lacrosse Sunday, July 30 10-1 AMLA 8-9:30pm Women Warriors Monday, July 31 6-7:30 Focus Mtg Entewatatha:wi Turtle Room 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Akwesasne Roller Derby Tuesday, August 1 8-12 Nola Benedict 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B practice Wednesday, August 2 9-12 Tehotiiennawakon Turtle Room 10:30-4 Tri District Elders Pavilion 1-4 Nation Building Turtle Room 5-9...