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Á:se Tsi Tewáton recently completed their Adult Immersion Language program – graduating twelve Akwesasronon students. The graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the Travis Solomon Arena at Generations Park. Teachers providing instruction in Kanieńkehá are Kaien'kwinéhtha Ransom, Taiawentón:ti Chelsea Sunday, and Nihahsenna'a Peters. Previous teachers included Kahsennakohe David and Satekaronhies Darryl Mitchell. Here are a few profiles of several graduating students. ACR Stu...
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Health Services reports a vaccination rate of 45.6% for eligible residents ages 12-years or older under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. The tribal rate continues to fall behind Franklin County’s rate of 59.3% of eligible resident who are completely vaccinated and 56.8% for St. Lawrence County (based on data from CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker as of July 28, 2021). In response to the low vaccination rate, SRMT Medical Director Dr. Benson Kelly shared, “Our healthcare workers cannot stress enough the need for everyone t...
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The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS) received information of a suspect vehicle involved in a number of reported thefts in the surrounding area. On July 21, 2021, police located a vehicle matching the description parked at a residence in Tsi Snaihne (Snye). Police attended the residence and discovered two vehicles on the property that were reported stolen from the area. Police also seized a number of vehicle license plates that had been expired. Two suspects fled from the scene on a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) which was also believed to...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center and Health Services are reporting no new or active cases of COVID-19 under the Tribe's jurisdiction. They are pleased to also report that the three (3) community members who were in quarantine have been released, as they did not show any symptoms due to being vaccinated. Their release shows the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in protecting yourself against the virus, including the new Delta variant. Saint Regis Mohawk...
By Mahlon Smoke Like many young people her age, Ionawiienhawi Sargent wants to have a home of her own. Unlike most teenagers – she acted on this. Inspired by how her father built his own home, she started researching environmentally conscious homes and how to make them. At 15, she visited an open house for homes made of straw bales instead of the usual brick or wood. She felt inspired by them as she looked at the homes and began to wonder if she could also do such a thing. Sargent said, "I made...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe are providing an update to the community on the U.S. – Canada border closure. Canada has announced that as of August 9, 2021, fully vaccinated American citizens will be allowed into Canada for non-essential travel (leisure, shopping, entertainment, etc.) A negative COVID-19 test is still required prior to entry or return to Canada, and vaccinated individuals will be selected at random for on-arrival COVID-testing at land and airports of entry. On September 7, 2021, citizens from o...
Henry E. Lazore, age 85 of Corning, New York passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Guthrie Corning Hospital. He was born on August 7, 1935 in Hogansburg, NY to Albert and Margaret (Tarbell) Lazore. He married Shirley Wheeler and together they enjoyed 47 years of marriage. He served this country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Henry worked as an Iron Worker for Local #440 for 27 years. He worked on many structures in the Southern Tier and would often point out that he built "that... Full story
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health (DOH) would like to extend a sincere Niawenhkó:wa to the staff of Three Feathers Cafe. Three Feathers Cafe owner, Valene Gray, took on the Meals on Wheels Program during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring our elders who participate in the program received their meals in a timely manner. Without the assistance of Three Feathers Cafe staff, the Meals on Wheels Program would not have been able to continue throughout the pandemic. On behalf of the DOH, thank you to the dedicated staff at Three Fe...
Sending a ‘Big Hug and Nia:wen ko:wa’ to all Akwesasnoron who helped make Cain Leaf’s Fried Bread Taco Sale on July 23, 2021 - another sold out success. It was amazing to see all the wonderful people stop in and purchase a taco. Cain would like to send a bear hug to his Great-Aunt Helen Benedict for the $50.00 donation, and to Great Cousin Nona Benedict for her $20.00 donation. There were many others that left cash donations, I am sorry I did not get your names. Thank you for your help, Cain appreciates your generosity and kindness. Cain would...
After a long wait for family and friends, James 'Jimmy' Schultz made his journey home on Friday, July 23, 2021. As family, friends, relatives and supporters gathered at the Peace Tree Mall, Jimmy arrived from Montreal, QC. Schultz went missing in September of 2005, his body was found in 2010, a statistic of the missing and murdered Indigenous children, but Schultz was not identified until February of 2021. In November 2020 a long-standing law was finally changed to allow cross referencing betwee...
Indian Time sincerely apologizes to the family of James ‘Jimmy’ Schultz for the incorrect spelling of his last name in Vol. 39 #29 issue. Also, we take this time to offer our apology to his mother, Jolene Bigtree. Again, our most sincere and profound apology to the family and friends of James Schultz....
By Dan Ninham. Special to Indian Country Today. Reprinted with permission. Athlete Jillian Weir will be representing more than the Canadian people in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She's also representing the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte from the Tyendinaga Territory. Weir, 28, is apparently the only Indigenous athlete on Team Canada and is one of just a few in North America set to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games, which start Friday, July 23, and continue through Aug. 8. It is her first trip to...
Indian Time spoke with candidates for the upcoming Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Special Election taking place this weekend. The Special Election will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Ohiarihko:wa | July 31, 2021. Incumbent Eric Thompson and former Tribal Chief Ron Lafrance were asked the same set of questions, both interviews took place over the phone and each candidate was given as much time as needed to answer each question. The six questions were 1. How will you address unlicensed cannabis vendors? 2. Have you met with the...
July 27, 2021 Letter to the Editor, Shekon. The recent comments by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe concerning the Tribal Court decision ruling from July 16, 2021, surprised me by the nature of their candor and spirit. Any advice that I have ever heard by legal representation of a party involved in ongoing litigation is told to avoid comment pending appeal or rehearing. This has always seemed prudent advice. Yet, the SRMT seems intent on flooding the local media coverage with disparaging remarks about their incumbent legal process and court...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the completion of more than $3 million in improvements at Massena Intake Park, a local marina and picnic facility in St. Lawrence County associated with the New York Power Authority’s St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project on the St. Lawrence River. The improvements include an expansion of existing boat launches from four to eight, a new dock and room for seasonal boat parking as well as the addition of two new, spacious picnic pavilions with restrooms, parking and handicap accessibility features. Eugene L. N...
(Cultural Anthropology, Nancy Bonvillain Pearson, Education, Inc., 2006) From Vol. 27 # 20 The Mohawks were, and are, one of the member nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Organized on kinship principles of lineage, clan, and moiety (Bonvillain, 2001:69-70), Mohawk descent is reckoned matrilineally so that children belong to the lineage and clan of their mothers. In former times (until about 200 years age), residence was based on the ideal that members of matrilineage live together. Therefore, a household typically consisted of an elder woman,...
1. Átste wá:ke I go outside 2. Kenientharákwas I am unlocking it 3. Kié:nas ne óhsia I am grabbing the handle 4. Kehnhotónkwas I am opening it 5. Katí:ta'as I am getting in 6. Kani'tskótha I am sitting 7. Kehnhó:tons I am closing it 8. Kakia'táhnhaks I am putting on a belt 9. Kehnhotonkwatsherò:roks I am putting the key in 10. Kkahrhaténies I am turning it 11. Tekata'áhstha kerá:ta's tánon iektsihkwà:reks I am pressing on the brake and pushing the button 12. Kahtenkià:tha I am starting it 13....
AKWESASNE — In accordance with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Land Acquisition and Sales Policy (TCR 2009-71), the Tribal Council is providing notification of a land purchase. The purchase entailed reacquiring 41.5 acres of 1796 Treaty Land that is located adjacent to the SRMT Transfer Station along State Route 37 for the amount of $166,000.00. Notice of the intended purchase and comment period was provided, as required by TCR 2009-71. The intent to purchase was provided at the Monthly Tribal Meeting on March 9, 2021, included in the mee...
Thunder Bay – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is once again partnering with the Regional Food Distribution Association (RFDA) of Northwestern Ontario to provide COVID-19 food relief support to First Nation communities in the region. OPG’s $200,000 donation will be used to help during this time of increased need. Cost and access to food in northern and remote First Nation communities is a challenge at the best of times and has been worsened by the COVID-19 crisis. RFDA has received increased requests for assistance since the pandemic began. The...
WATERTOWN, NY. July 27, 2021. The American Red Cross has an emergency need for lifesaving blood amid the ongoing severe blood shortage. Blood and platelet donations continue to be critical to meet hospital demand and the public is urged to make an appointment to give now. The Red Cross has been distributing about 12% more blood products to hospitals across the U.S. compared to this time last year. The Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each day to meet the current hospital demand and end the severe blood...
The Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care (LTC) facility has been provided with updates to the Long-term Care Visitation Procedures, which are effective as of July 22, 2021. The LTC is required to comply with the Ministry of Health’s protocols. All other previous versions of the Visitation Program are revoked and replaced with this version. • Designated Caregivers, support workers, and general visitors who are able to provide proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be required to have a negative Antigen test prior to visiting res...
AKWESASNE – In accordance with the Tribal Procedures Act adopted by community referendum on Ohiarí:ha/June 1, 2013; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is continuing to take steps to ensure that financial accountability and transparency is provided to tribal membership. This includes holding a public meeting each year to present a mid-year report on the Approved Annual Tribal Budget’s revenues and expenditures. This year’s meeting will be held virtually at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11th. The meeting link to join the presentation will be availa...
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announced that registration is now open for the August 2021 Tribal Monthly Meeting. The registration process allows for verification of tribal enrollment, as monthly tribal meetings are intended for membership only. The next tribal meeting is being chaired by Tribal Sub-Chief Benjamin Herne and will be held on Saturday, Seskéha/August 7, 2021 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Similar to the July Tribal Meeting, the next meeting will be a hybrid meeting that allows tribal members to attend virtually or in...
By Indian Country Today. Down goes another Native-themed mascot. Since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has been known as the Indians. The team is now renamed the Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday - effective at the end of the 2021 season - with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks. The decision ends months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names considered racist. The...
