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A large cement obelisk marker that was planted in the village of Kana:takon (St. Regis) was removed Friday, sparking international interest. The obelisk was planted in the early 1900s to mark the U.S. and Canada border at the entrance to the village. Many Mohawks have resented its presence, as they believe Akwesasne has no Canadian or American border running through it. Larry Thompson operated a backhoe Friday afternoon as a small crowd looked on. It was a struggle to remove the large cement...
A drug ring centered in the North Country was dismantled last Thursday morning when state authorities made several arrests throughout Massena and the surrounding areas. A total of 18 men and women are charged with the distribution of hundreds of pounds of marijuana Police centered their investigation on Massena resident Scott Jerome, who they say is the alleged ringleader, responsible for trafficking marijuana through Akwesasne to areas in St. Lawrence and Jefferson counties. During the raids, police seized more than $40,000 in cash from a safe...
This Saturday, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Kawehno:ke District will head to the polls for the second time this year in a court-ordered by-election following an appeal after the regular June election. Only candidates who appeared on the regular ballot will be up for election Saturday. They included: Abram Benedict, Kateri Benedict, Lloyd Benedict, Nona Benedict, Wesley “Fuzzy” Benedict, Dennis John Chaussi, Brian William David, Antoine “Junior” Delormier, Cheryl Jacobs, April Elaine Lazore, Laura A. Morris & Robert (Robbie) White. The four...
ATHENS, Oct. 29 /CNW/ - As Greek children waved the blue and white striped flag of their country hand-in-hand with the red and white Maple Leaf, Greek officials entrusted the Olympic Flame to a Canadian delegation for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games this evening in a moving ceremony at Panathinaiko Stadium in downtown Athens. This past Friday the flame emerged from a Canadian Forces CC-150 Polaris (Airbus A-310) aircraft in a miner’s lantern and arrived on Canadian soil for the start o...
Richard G. White passed away at his residence in Middleport, NY, on October 11, 2009 after a brief illness. He was born in New York City, October 26, 1944. He attended local schools and graduated from Salmon River Central High School in 1963. He was awarded an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after serving in Germany from 1965-1968. He had worked through the Carpenter’s union in the Buffalo, NY area. His marriage to Sharon Cook (deceased) of Cattaragus ended in divorce. A son, Roger W...
Mr. Joseph F. “Skyohweho” Logan, age 69, a native of Onondaga Nation, passed away Saturday evening, October 31, 2009, at the home of his special friend, Michael Jock in Akwesasne. He was born on June 28, 1940, on the Onondaga Nation, where he was raised, the son of Irving Sr. and Elsie Isaacs Logan. He attended schools on the Onondaga Nation. Indian Joe, as he was known to many, was an ironworker based in Philadelphia, PA, until his retirement. After his retirement, he had a cleaning business. At one time he worked as a custodian for the Laf...
Letter to the Editor, Dig out those old scrapbooks from high school. I’m looking for any old newspaper clippings pertaining to girl’s sports from Salmon River Central from the late 60’s, 70’s and 80’s? The articles are desperately needed as documentation for the Salmon River Hall of Fame. All the files and trophies for girls sports have disappeared. Articles and awards are critical as proof of accomplishments needed to be nominated into the Fall of Fame. Thanks for your help. Contact Bev Griffin at 518-483-4112 or splitraila...
Need name and addresses Does anyone out there have loved one’s or friends currently deployed overseas? The American Legion Auxiliary will be boxing up donations for the troops. This will take place at the American Legion in Hogansburg on Saturday, November 21st at 1:00. All we need is addresses. We want everyone’s name and address, it doesn’t matter where they are from. We want everyone to receive a care package from home. Email [email protected] or call Debbie at 518-358-9531. Thank you to everyone for donating items and money for posta...
Community Consultation from the St. Regis Recreation Committee November 3, 2009 The current St. Recreation Committee is entertaining an agreement with the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service for the utilization of Recreation Property for the use of AMPS parking. The following is a brief listing of the proposed exchange of services. Let it be known, that there is no current or future transfer of property or land base from the St. Regis Recreation to the Akwesasne Mohawk Police. The property discussed in this agreement will not leave the title of...
Letter to the editor; Please print this for me for all of Akwesasne to hear. Friday October 30/09 was such a great day. I was sitting in my living room watching T.V. waiting for the Olympic Flame to land in Winnipeg. I don’t know what there is about the Olympics but I’ve been interested as long as I can remember. When the door opened and Aronhiaies Herne and his partner carrying the flame in the lantern exited, I could not help myself. I started to choke up and started crying. What an honor it is for this young man of Akwesasne to be a part of...
Letter to the editor, Should Canada Customs be allowed on Cornwall Island, Mohawk Territory? I say No! The Canadian customs intends to expand the facility, like the U.S. Customs. This will take more Indian land. Remember the Jay Treaty? When the Mohawk people were told the border didn’t apply to Mohawks, just white people. Don’t kid yourself, Canada and the U.S. believe they own the Mohawk reservation. Why else would the border end up splitting the reservation in half. All Mohawk people must resist any infringement on our land. It’s not about...
A $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who committed a break & enter at the home of Lance White, Route 95, on October 17, 2009. Individuals are asked to contact Tribal Police Sgt. Matthew Rourke at the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, 518-358-9200....
St. Regis Mohawk School students participated in National Red Ribbon Week this past Oct. 26 to Oct. 30. National Red Ribbon Week is a weeklong drug prevention awareness campaign that was initiated after the murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena in 1985. National Red Ribbon Week promotes drug prevention awareness in schools across the country with daily themes that get children active within their own communities. “Doing fun stuff creates unity and a sense of b...
The annual commemoration of the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty is one of the most important gatherings of the Haudenosaunee. It reminds us of a time when our concerns were paramount in the US which, in response to our complaints about the massive theft of our lands, sent Timothy Pickering to negotiate a treaty of peace and friendship. The Americans were not acting out of a genuine concern for the Iroquois but in their own self interests. The US was involved in a military campaign against the native nations in the midwest and wanted the Confederacy to...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will be conducting a telephone survey during the week of November 9, 2009 to find out the opinions of community members regarding the Canadian Customs possibly returning to their facility on Kawehno:ke. The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has agreed to several concessions as follows: 1. Hire an Aboriginal Liaison Officer at the Port to serve as the initial contact for community complaints, making the complaint process more convenient and transparent. They are willing to hire an Akwesasronon, but that will take...
The Akwesasne Economic Development Agency (AEDA) in conjunction with the Community Support Program of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne presented a Construction Skills Program at AEDA’s office in the Peace Tree Trade Centre. The program lasted eight weeks with five weeks dedicated to training and three weeks dedicated to a construction project. The purpose of the program was to show different careers in construction and point the participants in the right direction towards employment. It i...
MASSENA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR • College Visits, November 5, 2009 – Mohawk Valley Community - 10:45 • SAT Exam, November 7, 2009 Students taking the SAT should be in the MCHS lobby NO LATER than 7:45 a.m. Bring identification, #2 pencils and a calculator. •Akwesasne Outreach - Report Card Night, November 9, 2009 At the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club - November 9, 2009 from 4 - 8pm Guidance Counselors, Teachers, and Principals will be available for questions. If you have questions please call Joni Cole at 315-764-3710x3l58 • Veterans...
The following details are seizures from October 22nd to October 29th, 2009. A total of 2,800 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes and arrested four people: On October 23rd, 2009, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police observed a 1998 Ford Escort suspiciously parked in a wooded area north of the St. Lawrence River in Cornwall, Ontario. When the officer approached the vehicle, both the driver and passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot into the woods, the officer then observed several garbage bags containing contraband...
This is to inform the community that the following persons have applied for Membership under the Akwesasne Membership Code: Devin Peter Lazore, age 16, son of Peter Lazore (Akwesasne) and Kim Brockett Lazore, a non-native. Robert Wesley Green, age 16, son of Rebecca Mitchell Green (Akwesasne) and Robert Green (Six Nations). Aaron Joseph Villeneuve, age 17, son of Thomas Peter Johnson (Akwesasne) and Tracey Lalonde, a non-native. Casey Mackenzie Oakes, age 16, son of Damon Oakes (Akwesasne) and Carolyn Hatje, a non-native. For information on...
By the National Museum of the American Indian “There still exists a largely invisible story of America-how African and Native peoples came together across space and time to create shared histories, communities, and ways of life. Through centuries of struggle, slavery, and dispossession, then by self-determination and freedom, African American and Native American peoples have become, more often than publicly recognized, indivisible.” -Gabrielle Tayac (Piscataway) IndiVisible: African-Native Ame...
Two Akwesasne sisters are Jay-Z fans for life after luck had them right on stage with the rapper during his performance in Ottawa Sunday night. Reannon Day and Morgan McDonald had 5th row floor seats and were excited about the show itself but even more excited when they came up with a plan that they hoped would get them closer to Jay-z. Day read about a fan of Paul McCartney who held up a sign at a concert asking the singer to sign her arm so she could get it tattooed on. Day ran the idea by...
The short film created by Indigenous grade school children from the Pueblo of Tesuque and the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory will screen at the 34th annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco on November 13th, 2009. Indigenous Youth who attended the Tesuque Pueblo Day School, are aspiring young filmmakers in the 1st through 5th grade. Three of the children are from Akwesasne, and had participated in the summer youth program last year. Kanewakeron Gray, plays the part of a Mohawk boy, who becomes a legend to his grandchildren as a hero...
The Akwesasne Library and Museum hosts a variety of hands-on classes that promote cultural awareness. The current class being offered is traditional pottery making with Natasha Smoke-Santiago. Ms. Smoke-Santiago is an experienced pottery maker and accomplished artist. She has been teaching pottery making in St. Anicet and this is her first class in Akwesasne. “I hope that everyone has a good experience,” said Ms. Smoke-Santiago at the pottery making class on Nov. 2, “and I hope that some will...
Recently I had the pleasure of treating a beautiful 14 month old girl. Her mother brought her to my clinic after consulting with other doctors to address a severe case of eczema (a skin condition). A blood allergy test was conducted at the request of her mother to determine if she had any food allergies, as her symptoms had started with the introduction of foods other than breast milk. Her mother also sought a second opinion from a pediatric allergist in Ottawa. Cutting a detailed story short, she was determined (through the tests at my clinic...
Continued from last week One day the elders became alarmed and called a meeting of all the people of the villages. The people were told of the basic problems and all were asked for ideas that would result in restoring peace and respectability. Many meetings were called by the elders in an attempt to find a solution or a way that could restore stability to all the people; none of the meetings were successful. After several attempts, finally there was a man who did stand up. This man was very young and had a reputation of never saying a single...
