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  • Job Title: Finance Officer

    Dec 3, 2020

    Job Type: 40 hrs/week Reports To: Executive Director Deadline: December 7, 2020 CORE DUTIES 1. FINANCE • Ensure accurate and efficient financial management of the organization’s income and expenditure. • Compile monthly finance reports, including cash flow statements, income and expenditure accounts and bank reconciliations. • Prepare financial information for quarterly and end of year management accounts and liaise with the Accountant and Auditor as required. • Ensure accurate information entered in monthly income generation report. • Ensure...

  • FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM COUNSELOR

    Dec 3, 2020

    PAY LEVEL: HS06 ST2 $44,927.57 SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Outreach Services Coordinator, the incumbent is responsible to provide women, children and men with education and counselling opportunities to address issues of domestic violence in a safe and therapeutic environment. The Family Well-Being Counselor will facilitate, plan, organize and conduct the Family Well-Being activities such as: primary prevention, therapeutic interventions, support groups, enhance existing programs of identity, culture and healthy...

  • India's factory schools cut students off from family, religion and language

    Dec 3, 2020

    By Vincent Schilling, Akwesasne Mohawk. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. This is a familiar history: Students in cramped living quarters, cut off from their families and forced to learn another religion and language. Some two million children are being educated in residential schools around the world. And India - which has the highest numbers of Indigenous people in the world - also has more Indigenous children in these schools than anywhere else. The Kalinga Institute of Soc...

  • Tota News

    Dec 3, 2020

    TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center 518-358-2963 Let us know if you need our assistance, we will keep trying our best to help! Birthdays: Dec. 2nd-Rose Dillon Dec. 3rd-Dave Mitchell, James Lazore & Cecelia Reid Dec. 4th-Mona Jacobs & Ruth Campbell Dec. 6th-Beatrice H. White & Dennis Phillips Dec. 7th-John “Tony” Swamp Dec. 10th-Elouise Laughing FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK: I am disappointed to tell you that we will not be able to re-open the senior center for indoor meals and activities until sometime in the new year. This was a dif...

  • 2020 VEHICLE TENDER NOTICE

    Dec 3, 2020

    The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is doing a public tender for one vehicle from the MCA Fleet. It can be seen at the location listed below. The vehicle is available for tender in “As Is Condition”. Sealed bids will be received by Samantha White at the Finance office located at the Administration #4 building, 13 First Street, Kana:takon/St. Regis. Below is a brief description of the vehicle: Vehicle Description: 2012 Chevrolet Traverse Blue Location: Admin 4 Building Mileage: 177,978 KM It will be the successful bidder’s responsibility to remov...

  • KAWEHNO:KE MEDICAL CLINIC

    Dec 3, 2020

    Beginning on June 24, Katelyn Fedorak, NP and Janet Brant, NP will provide blood work for community members each Wednesday at the Kawehno:ke Medical Clinic. To book an appointment for blood work, please call 613-932-5808. Please be advised that patients will be required to: • Arrive at their designated time. Patients that arrive late may not be able to be accommodated. • Call the KMC and notify them of their arrival. Patients are asked to remain in their vehicle until a staff member informs them and allows entry into the clinic. • Be scree...

  • St. Regis Mission News

    Dec 3, 2020

    • Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 12:10pm - offered for Linda Alberta Jacobs, 11th Anniversary, by St. Regis Church Family. • Friday, December 4, 2020 at 12:10pm - offered for Minnie Chubb, Anniversary Mass, by Darlene Chubb. • Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 4:00pm - offered for Landon Cook, by The Family. • Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 10:00am - offered for Jacqueline Mitchell, 2nd Anniversary, by St. Regis Church Family. • Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 7:00pm - offered for Mitchell Lazore, Birthday Mass, by Dorothy Lazore. • Wednesday,...

  • Are you concerned how you will feed your family or is there an elder you know that needs food? Here's a list of available meals in Akwesasne.

    Dec 3, 2020

    For those 18 years of age and younger: -Salmon River Central provides breakfast and lunch -Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club provides dinner For our elders: -The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Office for the Aging provides daily hot meals or shelf stable food. For families: -Mohawk Indian Housing has a monthly food pantry -Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Food Distribution Program is open by appointment M-W-F Contact the EOC @ 518-320-0019 M-F 9-5 for more information....

  • Atsherónnia

    Dec 3, 2020

    1. Ateniión:ta Apron 2. Atenentsháhnha (Atenentshahnhà:tshera) - Armband 3. Teiontenon'warahnhákstha (Atenon'waráhnha) - Bandana 4. Iontawenhstáhkhwa atahkwénnia - Bathing suit 5. Akia'táhnha (Akiatahnhà:tshera) - Belt 6. Oià:kara - Blouse 7. Owira'néha anòn:warore - Bonnet, baby 8. Teionrahtahkwaneta'áhstha - Boots (overshoes) 9. Ohnatirontha'kó:wa - Boots (rubber) 10. Akohsera'kéhkha teiohsaráhkwes áhta - Boots (winter, tall) 11. O'nísta - Bow (Hair Ribbon) 12. Teiakonón:ta's /...

  • 2020-2021 AKWESASNE HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DEADLINE APPROACHING

    Dec 3, 2020

    The application process is open to Akwesasronon who reside under the jurisdiction of Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, one per household. Applications from last year are now being taken over the phone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You do not have to fill out an application again for this year. If you applied last year, someone from the Community Support Program will be in touch with you soon. Individuals who applied last year will automatically be contacted by staff of the Community Support Program to verify your application and to see if you wish...

  • Callout for Trust Overseers

    Dec 3, 2020

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  • SRMT Employment Opportunities

    Dec 3, 2020

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  • MCA Reports Three New Positive Cases of COVID-19

    Dec 3, 2020

    MCA Reports Three New Positive Cases of COVID-19...

  • SRMT Reports One New Active COVID-19 Case, Three Total Active Cases

    Dec 3, 2020

    Dec. 4, 2020. AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center reported one (1) new active case of COVID-19 today - making three (3) active cases under the Tribe's jurisdiction. A total of 73 positive cases have been reported by the Tribe's EOC since the first case was reported on March 28, 2020. Community members are urged to remain vigilant and avoid gatherings in uncontrolled environments; including parties at private households where there is no mask requirement or...

  • Tribe and Akwesasne Holiday Helpers Collaborate for Emergency Food Box Distribution

    Dec 3, 2020

    AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced it is collaborating with the Akwesasne Holiday Helpers to help tribal households in need of emergency food supplies. Working together for the health and wellbeing of the Akwesasne community, 700 emergency food boxes will be distributed on Friday, Tsiothórhrha/December 11, 2020 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the former-IGA Building. Utilizing funds made available from the U.S. Treasury Department under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; the Tribe purchased a limited...