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  • FINANCE CLERK

    Nov 4, 2022

    Salary: CL10 $39,230.10-$40,799.30 Position Summary: Under the direction and supervision of the Superintendent of Financial Operations, the Finance Clerk is responsible for assisting the AMBE Management team and staff with functions that are directly related to AMBE financial responsibilities. Qualifications: Business Administration Three (3) year diploma together with one (1) to two (2) years’ experience in accounts payable and/or accounts receivable disbursement function in an automated accounting environment OR A Business Administration Two...

  • Grants to Support Arts Education for Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence Counties

    Nov 4, 2022

    The St. Lawrence County Arts Council (SLC Arts) awards $100,000 in funding for local arts programming. Through the New York State Council on the Arts’ State Community Regrants Program, funding is available to support local projects throughout Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. The Arts Education Grant is one of three grant opportunities offered by SLC Arts. It supports arts education projects that focus on the exploration of art and the artistic process. There are two ways in which artists can choose to teach within their c...

  • More Funding for the Arts for Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence Counties

    Nov 4, 2022

    The State Community Regrants Program is a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) that funds local arts programming throughout the state. The St. Lawrence County Arts Council (SLC Arts) is the administrator of this program in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. In 2023, SLC Arts will be awarding $100,000 to municipalities, libraries, 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, and individual artists, throughout the tri-county area, to fund community-centered arts projects. That’s a 62% increase in state funding over t...

  • 1977 Quebec Champions

    Nov 4, 2022

    24 Quebec Champions Standing L-R: Angus Thomas, Bob "Punch" Appleton, Kenny Diabo, Man Jacobs, Alfred Jacobs, Robert Seymour, Walter Oakes, Dick Jock, Danny Oakes, Pete Burns Jr., Rolland Garrow, Dave White, Travis Cook, Jackie Tarbell, Steve Lazore, Brian Conners, Rob Cree, Willie Hassel, Alex Roundpoint, Frankie Benedict, Carl White, Ernie Mitchell, Ray Day, Bruce Roundpoint, Mike Mitchell, Bucky LaFrance, Mike Benedict & Ron Cree. From the Akwesasne Lacrosse book 1997 St. Regis...

  • Police Blotter

    Nov 4, 2022

    IMPAIRED, OVER 80, FAIL TO STOP AFTER AN ACCIDENT Cornwall, ON – Sasha Colon, 32, of Cornwall was arrested on October 31st, 2022 and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, over 80, and failure to stop after an accident. It is alleged on October 31st, 2022, the woman was operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol when she struck a parked vehicle in the area of Baldwin Avenue and attempted to flee the area. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued. During the i...

  • St. Regis Mohawk School Outstanding Attendance for October

    Nov 4, 2022

    Pre-K Kenna Barnes Cali Benedict Phoebe Boots Dayson Chubb Elena George Jayce Montour Mavis Oakes Cornell Sunday Morello Sunday Allie Thomas Kindergarten Maverick Benedict Maia Chubb-Diabo Rockland Cook-Garrow Jru Gibson Hazelle Jacobs Zaid Leaf Willa Miller Justin Mitchell Abigail Munson Danica Papineau Levy Tatum Aria Thomas Korban Thomas First Grade Kenna Back Maison Back Gracie Barnes Kinley Barnes Aliyanna Bautista Brielle Benedict Kollyns Buckshot Steevy Burns Emery Cole Kaden Cook Kora Goodleaf Sarabella Gray-Lazore Symphonie...

  • First Nations, Canada Wide, United States COVID-19 Update

    Nov 4, 2022

    First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada from October 9 to October 15, 2022. Atlantic – 0 Cases Quebec – 19 Cases Ontario – 7 Cases Manitoba – 10 Cases Saskatchewan – 28 Cases Alberta – 4 Cases British Columbia – 14 Cases Canada Wide The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of November 2, 2022. Canada: 4,336,860 confirmed cases in Canada. British Columbia: 387,451 total cases, 531 cases last 7 days (with 4,485 deaths) Alberta: 612,308 total...

  • Franklin County COVID Statistics

    Nov 4, 2022

    Statistics for Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Total Active Cases: 31 At home tests reported: 3 PCRS reported: 5 Statistics for Monday, October 31, 2022 Total Active Cases: 32 At home tests reported: 1 PCRS reported: 3 Statistics for Sunday, October 30, 2022 Total Active Cases: 32 At home tests reported: 0 PCRS reported: 5 Statistics for Saturday, October 29, 2022 Total Active Cases: 41 At home tests reported: 3 PCRS reported: 5...

  • Canadian Mental Health Association

    Nov 4, 2022

    Mindfulness Many of us lead busy lives. We are busy thinking about yesterday and busy planning for tomorrow. When we focus on the past and future, we aren't paying a lot of attention to the present-where we are right now. Mindfulness is simply an invitation to step out of the clutter and really focus on what we are doing, thinking, and feeling in this moment. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a way of being. It's also a skill developed by deciding to slow down and taking the time to pay...

  • What is a "Treaty"?

    Nov 4, 2022

    Continued from last week A report of the Lords of Trade was read in Council at the Court of St. James, November 23, 1761. It states: That it is as unnecessary as it would be tedious to enter into a detail of all the Causes of Complaint which, our Indian Allies had against us at the commencement of the trouble in America, and which not only induced them tho’ reluctantly to take up the Hatchet against us and decimate the settlement on the frontiers but encouraged our enemies to pursue those measures which have involved us in a dangerous and c...

  • Wahihsá:rine ne Akitshénen È:rhar

    Nov 4, 2022

    1. Wahihsá:rine ne akitshé:nen è:rhar I walked him, my pet dog 2. Wakhsá:rine ne akitshé:nen è:rhar I walked it (female), my pet dog 3. Ne Ahkwesáhshne Katshé:nen Aotikióhkwa wa'thatirihwáhshnie wahonthahíta The Akwesasne Animal Society sponsored a walk 4. "Tsiathahíta ne satshé:nen" ne:'e konwá:ia'ts It was called "strut your mutt" 5. Awentatokenhtí:ke Kenténha tewáhsen áhsen shiskárahkwe ioterihwahtenkia'tón:ne It was held on Sunday, October 23rd 6. Tsi Kanakerahtsherakè:ro...

  • Give the Gift of Preserving the Garden's Harvest

    Nov 4, 2022

    by Melinda Myers Give a gift that helps your favorite gardeners enjoy the flavors of their garden well past the end of the growing season. Both new and experienced gardeners often spend their gardening budget on plants and seeds, leaving little or none to invest in food preservation equipment and supplies. Prepare your favorite gardener for the next harvest season with some food preservation supplies and equipment. Canning jars, freezer containers, spice cubes and airtight bottles for canning,...

  • Tribal Chief Ron LaFrance Attends Tribal Border Summit

    Nov 4, 2022

    AKWESASNE – Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief Ron LaFrance joined members of the Jay Treaty Border Alliance for the 2022 Tribal Border Summit held at the Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson, Arizona on Kenténha/October 19-20, 2022. Hosted by the Pascua Yaqui’s Tribal Border Alliance, the gathering provided an opportunity to share developments and ongoing efforts to address issues associated with Indigenous border communities. Tribal Chief Ron LaFrance served on a Northern Border Panel that was coordinated by the Jay Treaty Border Alliance. Chief LaFr...

  • North Franklin Theatre Group's 2022 Hilarious Western comedy!

    Nov 4, 2022

    The North Franklin Theatre Group located in Malone will be ending its 2022 season with the comedy “Trouble in Tumbleweed” by Tim Kelly, directed by Steve Perry & Matt Maneely. Get set for a wild romp back in time to the Arizona Territory in the 1880s and the dusty town of Tumbleweed. The pompous Mayor Oates has been hired by a Boston businessman to build a town that one day will be the Territory’s capital. To fill the local positions – sheriff, schoolmarm, doctor – he hires his incompetent relatives (kickbacks included, of course!). The news th...

  • Native food sovereignty figure comes clean about 'identity'

    Nov 4, 2022

    What was once a phenomenon, has now become a steady spectacle of 'identity discoveries. The latest being Native food sovereignty figure Elizabeth Hoover, more commonly known in this part of the world as 'Liz Hoover'. Hoover worked closely with a number of Akwesasronon on her 2017 book, "The River Is In Us". In Hoover's acknowledgments, Hoover lists respected elders and aspiring youth alike. Hoover deeply embedded herself into Akwesasne while writing her book – "The River Is in Us is about "a p...

  • Lula Defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil, a Crucial Win for the Amazon Rainforest

    Nov 4, 2022

    By: Paige Bennett. A tense presidential election runoff in Brazil has led to a victory for left-wing candidate and former president Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva against the far-right incumbent, President Jair Bolsonaro. But as of Monday, October 31, Bolsonaro has not conceded. Lula is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 1, 2023. In the initial election, Lula earned 48.4% of votes, and Bolsonaro received 43.2%. With neither party taking more than 50%, the election went into a runoff scheduled for October 30. In the runoff election, Lula won...

  • Bolsonaro's strategy to make Indigenous Peoples disappear in Brazil

    Nov 4, 2022

    By Ricardo Verdum for Debates Indígenas. The National Indian Foundation is an active agent of a political strategy to expose peoples in voluntary isolation to contact with outsiders. The Piripkura people, the Pirititi Indigenous Land and the Ituna Itatá Indigenous Land demonstrate the connivance of the indigenist body with the economic and political power that seeks to profit from their natural resources: agribusiness, logging and illegal mining. During his three years in office, Jair Bolsonaro’s policies aimed at Indigenous peoples living in...

  • USDA Launches Loan Assistance Tool to Enhance Equity and Customer Service

    Nov 4, 2022

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new online tool to help farmers and ranchers better navigate the farm loan application process. This uniform application process will help to ensure all farm loan applicants receive equal support and have a consistent customer experience with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) regardless of their individual circumstances. “USDA recognizes more must be done to ensure all customers have equal access to our programs and services,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “The Loan Assi...

  • Trunk or Treat is Back at MIR!

    Nov 4, 2022

    Akwesasne- This year's 'Trunk-or-Treat' got the green light to resume its operations at the track. Hundreds of excited trick or treaters headed to the Mohawk International Raceway (MIR) on Friday October 28, 2022, from 5-7 pm. This was an exciting return to normal operations. For the last two years, 'Trunk-or-Treat' has been hosted at the Generations Park, and then again as a drive through event for the first year of covid. This free and frightening event was sponsored by the Akwesasne...

  • MCA Employment Opportunities

    Nov 4, 2022

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    Nov 4, 2022

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  • AKWESASNE MOHAWK POLICE PREPARE FOR CRIME PREVENTION WEEK 2022

    Nov 4, 2022

    The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service is kicking off Crime Prevention Week from November 6-12, 2022. The theme for this year, “Safer, Stronger Together”, will enable police services to promote the benefits of a collaborative response to local crime and social issues related to safety and well-being, as well as educate members of the public on what they can do to stay informed and support community safety initiatives. The goal of Crime Prevention Week is to promote safety in our community and learn to avoid becoming a victim of crime. This mon...