A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) released information recently stating that the Kahnawake Peacekeepers thwarted a fraudulent transaction on Thursday, October 27, 2016 involving the attempted use of a ‘Mikinak band card’ to avoid paying taxes by having a vehicle delivered to the Territory. The Peacekeepers have confirmed that they received a call at 12:54pm in regard to a vehicle being dropped off at a business on Highway 132. Upon arrival, the Peacekeeper discovered that the person receiving the vehicle produced the invalid iden...
The community of Akwesasne and surrounding friends, family and neighbors gathered on October 30, 2016 join in on one of Akwesasne largest peaceful walks to show solidarity to the water protectors in Standing Rock, North Dakota: the Standing Rock Solidarity March. Standing Rock water protectors are becoming victims of increasingly violent and abusive treatment by the North Dakota National Guard, Morton County Sheriffs Department, DAPL private security, and other law officials. Water protectors...
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AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Historic Preservation Office has launched an online survey aimed at strengthening Kanien'keha (Mohawk language) in the Akwesasne community. The survey is being conducted online and gives individuals the opportunity to share their experiences and expectations to help improve how language classes are offered. "The Mohawk language is a direct reflection of our cultural values and traditions," said Kanien'keha teacher, Katsi'tsienhá:wi Carole Ross....
Akwesasne, NY – Jessica Cree Jock, Executive Director of Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club, has been selected as a recipient of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development's (NCAIED) "Native American 40 Under 40" award. The prestigious award recognizes 40 emerging American Indian leaders from across Indian Country who have demonstrated leadership, initiative and dedication, and made significant contributions in business and/or their community. In her role as Executive Director, J...
Katsitsionni Fox recently won the prestigious imagineNATIVE award for her movie, Ohero:kon. The movie documents two young girls and their blossoming journey into the women they would become. Indian Time had the opportunity to talk to Fox and ask her a few questions. 1. How did you feel winning this award? "I was happy just to have my film shown at imagineNATIVE. I was so touched that so many from home and even from Ohsweken showed their support and attended the premier in Toronto. I was totally...
Julia Back, Board President of the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Northeast Leadership Conference in Manchester, New Hampshire on October 27, 2016. While there, Back was ready and poised to accept the Club's award for winning the Northeastern Regions Gold Level Award for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America League of Eagles in national recognition of the Board of directors achieving 95% of the key performance standards for strong boards. As she was...
The Kaieri Niioriwake, Rotiianeshon and Kanistensera came together to set the date for Kakhowanen starting on Friday, November 4 and ending on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Friday, November 4, the first day, the three feather dances are done. The first dance will start at 6:30am for the Kaieri Niioriwake. They will go around once before the people join in the dance. Then we will take a break and come back at 9:00am. The ceremony will continue with the second feather dance for the people and the last dance is for Shonkwaiatison (Our Creator)....
Mohawk Council met on Thursday, October 27, 2016 in the district of Kana:takon at the Saint Regis Recreation Center. The meeting began promptly at 6pm with Grand Chief Abram Benedict chairing. The General Meeting covered updates Portfolios, Heating Assistance for 2016/2017, Land Claims, MCA Open House Dates, and Inclement Weather. Grand Chief’s distributed report included the following: Aboriginal Rights and Research Office (ARRO) staff provided Council with an update and feedback from the recent Tsikaristisere / Dundee Land Claim information m...
Indian Time mistakenly placed an incorrect title in last week’s edition, # 43, of the article on SUNY Potsdam’s petition to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. There is a petition to change the name, but it is not changed yet. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused....
(October 31, 2016) The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) wishes to respond to recent questions in the community regarding Akwesasne’s recognized form of government. In matters between Akwesasne’s northern portion (MCA’s jurisdiction) and the government of Canada, Canada recognizes MCA as Akwesasne’s government. After a series of community meetings were held in 1985-1986, MCA received support to pass Band Council Resolution #61/85-86 formally changing the name of the “St. Regis Band Council” to the “Mohawk Council of Akwesasne” and this resolu...
The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment sends a special “Thank You” to Don and Patricia Thompson for the use of the Mohawk International Speedway and to Reen Cook of CKON for promoting the events through out the week. Niá:wen/Thank you....
On Kenténha/October 28, 2016 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council donated $5,000 to Akwesasne Holiday Helpers to help kickoff this year's annual fundraising event. They are hoping to match last year's total of $60,251.09 that provided a happy holiday season for more than 1,000 Akwesasne families with a food basket and toys for children. This year's toy drop-off and fundraiser will be held on Tsiothórhrha/December 9, 2016 at the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department's Station #1. P...
Submitted by Nancy Oakes Tsi Snaihne School students spent Halloween at school taking a wagon ride around Snye to trick or treat. They stopped at Iakhihsohtha and Iohahiio among other places....
All are welcome to come and see what the Transition Cornwall+ Food Group is all about and, if interested, help with the program. Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:00pm Knox-St. Paul’s United Church 800 12th Street East, Cornwall We are a group interested in all kinds of food issues such as food safety, local production, organic gardens, agricultural infrastructure, food distribution, community gardens and education. We are currently planning our winter programme of free monthly films on these topics. You are welcome to come and see what we are a...
Halloween at AMS...
By Jennifer Herne, LVT As a responsible pet owner, we are obligated to provide care for our pets. In a world where the cost of everything is rising, you need to know how to reduce the added expense of an emergency or an expensive disease. Some things you can do are: • Schedule regular wellness exams. You may pay an exam fee but it is well worth it in the long run. Your pet should be examined yearly, even if they don't need vaccinations. It is a good time to check lumps and bumps and monitor w...
(October 18, 2016) Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 65 million Americans will increase 0.3 percent in 2017, the Social Security Administration announced. The 0.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2017. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 30, 2016. The Social Security Act ties the annual COLA to the increase in the Consumer Price Index as...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to, once again, hear from you in regard to the amendments for the Akwesasne Election Law. MCA recently passed MCR # 2015/2016-#111 establishing a Working Task Group to amend the Akwesasne Election Law, MCR #2005/2006-#192. The Working Task Group meets weekly, and is currently reviewing past community survey results that pertain to elections for leadership. This review process ensures that the amendments to the Akwesasne Election Law reflect the opinions expressed by the community. In a 2012 Akwesasne...
MASSENA -- The public is invited to hear and discuss the revitalization plan for the former General Motors site in Massena Nov. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hawkins Point Visitors Center. The forum will include an update on the revitalization plan process and an overview of the proposed redevelopment strategy, opportunities to provide input into the redevelopment strategy and presentation of case studies showing how a number of industrial communities have successfully adapted to changing economic conditions, according to the Planning Office. St....
Last week the Akwesasne Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program sponsored various events for Red Ribbon Week to promote healthy living and a drug free community. On Monday, October 24th, they held a Red Ribbon Awareness walk at Generations Park, Tewatahita Walking Trail to kick off the week's events. Walkers were able to enter their name into a draw to win one of three gift baskets. Each time they completed a lap they would get a ticket to enter the draw, and also got an extra entry if...
October 26, 2016 - Cannonball, North Dakota—The Onondaga Nation’s General Counsel, Joseph Heath, Esq., arrived at Standing Rock today to offer his services to the water protectors who have been arrested. His career in social and environmental justice spans decades, including an extensive background in Indian Law, criminal defense, and defending against trespass cases. The Standing Rock Sioux are in a historic struggle to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatens the waters of the Missouri River, numerous cultural sit...
(November 2, 2016) The Department of Civil Service announced that new internship opportunities are available throughout New York State government across a wide array of State agencies – both upstate and downstate – and encouraged students to apply for 2017 spring semester internships prior to the December 23, 2016 application deadline. An estimated 400 student internships are expected to be available for the spring 2017 semester. New York State has a one-stop website – nysinternships.cs.ny.gov – that allows students to view job descrip...
Despite the first snowfall of the season, Akwesasne Child and Family Services (ACFS) held a walk for Child Abuse Awareness last Thursday, October 27. Due to the weather the event was moved to the Travis Solomon Memorial Lacrosse Box at Generations Park. Around fifty people came out to walk, all bundled up in layers to keep warm. Walkers were given a handout to test their knowledge on child abuse facts and statistics, and once completed it could be handed in for a chance to be entered in one of t...
INAC contracted Northern Waterworks, Inc. to perform annual inspections of water and wastewater systems in First Nations. The annual inspections were performed on all of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne water and wastewater systems on March 2-3, 2016. The inspector's observations were recorded in the report and submitted to INAC. INAC calculated the risk scores based on the report. The scores are demonstrated in the table below. The risk scores fall into three categories. High risk score is...
