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  • Tribe, frustrated with pace of land talks, asks BIA to step in; Franklin County says otherwise

    Andy Gardner|Mar 15, 2018

    After the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced they would seek to have disputed lands placed into Bureau of Indian Affairs trust, Franklin County countered and said they are committed to land claim negotiations. Tribal officials say they have filed four applications for a total of six parcels. Two parcels are in Brasher, one, a 143-acre parcel, is in the so-called “Hogansburg Triangle,” and three parcels belong to businesses in Fort Covington. The tribe is preparing another round of applications to include four parcels belonging to a business in...

  • 2018 NNATC Children's Powwow

    Derrick Lafrance|Mar 15, 2018

    The theme of the day was the future powwow dancers of today and they put on a big show. The Seventh Annual event was held at the former IGA building in Hogansburg last Saturday and as happens annually the building was filled to capacity with proud family members watching their young ones dancing with pride. Before the festivities there was a moment of silence to honor the late John Thomas whose contributions to preserving Haudenosaunee culture are well known and celebrated. On the sidelines...

  • 2018 NNATC Children's Powwow - Part 2

    Mar 15, 2018

    Here are additional pictures....

  • Eye Opening Report of First Nations Health & Well Being Unprecedented

    Mar 15, 2018

    (March 14, 2018) A new report released by the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) provides unprecedented insight into a wide range of factors affecting the health and well-being of First Nations people living on reserve and in Northern communities across Canada. The National Report of The First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 3: Volume 1, released today in Ottawa, is the culmination of the third phase of a landmark five-year survey process conducted by FNIGC and its...

  • HAVFD Station #2 Unveils New Fire Engine Sponsored by Community Settlement Trust & MCA

    Mar 15, 2018

    A celebration was held on Thursday, March 8 at the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department's Station #2 on Kawehno:ke to unveil a brand new $345,000 fire engine equipped with the most modern and up to date technologies and tools needed to fight fire. The volunteer fire department – which is part of the larger department that includes Station #1 in Hogansburg and Station #3 in Tsi Snaihne – approached the Mohawks of Akwesasne Community Settlement Trust for sponsorship of a much-needed new...

  • FIRST ANNUAL INDIGENOUS FASHION WEEK TORONTO TO BE HELD THIS MAY

    Mar 15, 2018

    (March 8, 2018) The inaugural Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) takes place May 31 – June 3, 2018 at Harbourfront Centre, presenting the most distinct and progressive Indigenous artists working in fashion, textiles and craft. IFWTO launches with runway showcases, a curated exhibition, panels and lectures, hands-on workshops, and a market place, including works by 75 Indigenous women artists and a Far North Spotlight with delegations travelling from Nunavut and Greenland. Founded by Dene a...

  • AMBE CLARIFIES "HOLD & SECURE" HELD AT AMS

    Mar 15, 2018

    (March 8, 2018) The Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education is clarifying the incident at the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School that occurred on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. All AMBE schools have emergency procedures that are followed for various levels of incidents that may occur. There are three levels and response plans: Level 1 – Shelter in Place Low Level Response to Threat Students stay inside the building due to a potential threat outside. Parents will be notified afterwards by a note indicating that a Shelter in Place was held. Level 2 – Hold & Sec...

  • St. Lawrence College: Ontario Colleges Committed to Strengthening Programs for Indigenous Students

    Mar 15, 2018

    (March 7, 2018) Every college in Ontario is incorporating Indigenous knowledge into its programs and services, says a new report to the provincial government on the colleges’ response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. There is a dedicated counsellor for Indigenous students and an Indigenous education council advisory group at every one of the 24 colleges. As well, most colleges have implemented courses and learning modules specifically devoted to Indigenous issues. “Incorporating Indigenous language, culture, identity and com...

  • MCA District Chief Featured in Running Magazine

    Mar 15, 2018

    MCA District Chief Troy Thompson was recently featured in February issue of Running magazine, Canada edition. Under the article titled "Mohawk district chief running Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon to combat child obesity" Thompson talks about his efforts and hopes to raise $10,000 for Akwesasne's Iakwa'shatste Youth Fitness program. The 2018 Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon/Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend is May 26th to the 27th, featuring something for everyone: from a kid's marathon to a quick 2K run to...

  • MCS Native American Day efforts praised by school board, news report of event attracts donation from across country

    Andy Gardner|Mar 15, 2018

    Organizers of the Massena School district's recent Native American Day were praised by the Board of Education at their February meeting. The meeting came with an announcement that event made a nationally syndicated NPR program, which prompted a man living in the Midwest to send the school's Mohawk Club a cash donation. The event was held in November and brought presenters to the high school for a day of cultural immersion. Later on, members of the high school Mohawk Club along with some of the...

  • 'Honour Our Game' Campaign Launched by Indigenous Development Committee

    Mar 15, 2018

    (March 13, 2018) OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Lacrosse Association's Indigenous Development Committee (IDC) is proud to launch the Honour Our Game campaign, which will see the helmets of athletes and officials from across the country adorned with an Honour Our Game sticker beginning with the 2018 season. The promotional campaign, which was made possible thanks to the generous financial support of the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation, will look to help positively promote the sport of lacrosse's values...

  • 2016 Olympian Dorothy Yeats Visits Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club

    Mar 15, 2018

    9 Olympian Dorothy Yeats visited the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club Monday, March 5th, 2018 to share her Olympic journey, teach technique, and play games with our youth. Yeats spoke to approximately 60 Akwesasne youth aged 6-18. With each group, Yeats shared the story of her Olympic journey and stressed the importance of goal-setting, work ethic, and having fun. Yeats then ran youth through a short workout that included basic gymnastics and wrestling games before teaching fundamental wrestling...

  • Stephanie Elizondo Griest to Present New Book at Akwesasne Cultural Center

    Mar 15, 2018

    Stephanie Elizondo Griest, the award-winning author of three travel memoirs will be presenting her latest book, "All the Agents & Saints: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands" at the Akwesasne Library on Tuesday, March 27 from 4:40 to 6:30pm. Griest's travel memoirs include: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana; Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines. She is also author of the best-selling guidebook "100 Places Every Woman Should Go". She has written for the New York...

  • NYS AG Issues Consumer Alert Warning of Extortion Telephone Scam

    Mar 15, 2018

    SYRACUSE – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a consumer alert, notifying New Yorkers of a new scam in which New Yorkers receive calls from potential fraudsters who threaten to harm the New Yorkers’ family members if they do not pay a ransom. New Yorkers should immediately contact the New York State Police at 1-800-GIVETIP. The Attorney General’s office has received several reports in recent days of Syracuse-area consumers receiving a call from someone falsely claiming that the consumer’s relative has been in an accident that resulted...

  • Cornell Researchers Seeking Citizen Scientists to Assist with iSeeMammals Black Bear Research Project

    Mar 15, 2018

    Submitted by Richard Gast, Cornell Cooperative Extension Franklin County As I write this at my home, there's snow on the ground. But spring is almost here. In fact, as I opened the door to leave my house this morning, I was greeted by a sure sign of spring; the patently pungent smell of skunk! And I couldn't help but wonder if the little stinker, indeed, missed or misted its adversary. It never ceases to amaze me how animals can spend the winter months in hibernation (deep sleep) or torpor (a st...

  • Kana:takon School Enniska/February Awards

    Mar 15, 2018

    Submitted by Elaine Thompson PERFECT ATTENDANCE HEADSTART Teiowentsianonha Charlene Piper PREKINDERGARTEN Kanenrarakwas Beeson Ava Francis Swamp Tekanerahtakwas Tarbell KINDERGARTEN Nevada King Borsellino Lennon Montour Remington Sunday Roianekete Sunday Square Kaleb Two Bulls GRADE 1 Riley Lazore Kaienonni Lazore Thunder Rourke Martin GRADE 2 Rayden Lazore Kanenhawi Sunday Cavender Rathetonni Thompson GRADE 3 Atonihiata:se Davis GRADE 4 Broc Adams Peters Ranenrasehtha Beeson Shakoianisaks...

  • Thoughts from Stephen Hawking

    Mar 15, 2018

    Stephen Hawking, the famed physicist, cosmologist and author passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the age of 76. On alien life - “If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans,” Stephen Hawking said in 2010. On being diagnosed with ALS - “It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven’t done badly. People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining...

  • Outdoor Survival Training

    Mar 15, 2018

    Saturday, March 24, 2018 11:00am to 2:00pm Kanenhiio – Freedom School Cannery Learn the basics of survival in the woods. Learn what to do in the forest during an emergency situation. Fire making, basic shelters and food will be discussed and taught. Instructors: Teio Skidders and Aronhiaes Herne. For more information contact Rasentonkwa Tarbell at NNATC at 613.932.9452 ext. 226....

  • FOUL PLAY NOT SUSPECTED IN RECOVERY OF MISSING AKWESASNE MAN

    Mar 8, 2018

    (March 1, 2018) The Akwesasne Mohawk Police recovered the body of Donald “Do” Johnson, a resident of Akwesasne, on February 28, 2018. Johnson was missing since the weekend of February10, 2018. Police confirmed the 31-year-olds body was found on top of the ice surface of the frozen marsh in the District of Tsi Snaihne (Snye). AMPS utilized a helicopter in a joint search effort with the Ontario Provincial Police. According to the lead AMPS investigator Detective Sergeant Kariwate Mitchell, the search lasted approximately 30 minutes before the...

  • Leaf Family Protest Prompts New Searches

    Kaniehtonkie|Mar 8, 2018

    On Friday, March 2, 2018, a group of community members gathered peacefully at the Akwesasne Mohawk Police station in Kana:takon (St. Regis) to express their concerns regarding the disappearance of Kenneth Leaf and the progress of the police investigation. In follow up meetings over the weekend, AMPS investigators have identified that there was a miscommunication that has been rectified. AMPS investigators responded directly to the immediate family's questions and concerns and reassured them...

  • Salmon River Central School District and Unified Incident Command Make Decision to Reopen St. Regis Mohawk Elementary School

    Mar 8, 2018

    (March 2, 2018) AKWESASNE, NY — Salmon River Central School District and the Unified Incident Command made the decision last Friday to reopen the St. Regis Mohawk Elementary School on Monday, March 5, 2018. “Upon evaluation of the river and current location of ice packs, the Unified Incident Command has advised school officials that students and staff may safely return to the St. Regis Mohawk School on Monday,” said A/Emergency Planning Program Manager Derek Comins. On Friday, March 2, 2018, representatives from SRCSD and Unified Command met t...

  • SRMS Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday

    Mar 8, 2018

    Submitted by Deanna Lauzon On Friday, March 2, 2018 the staff and students from the St. Regis Mohawk School celebrated Dr. Seuss' Birthday and participated in Read Across America Day. We watched the play "Green Eggs and Ham" put on by Ms. MacCue's 5th grade class. We also had volunteers from the Salmon River Senior Class who came to our classrooms to read a Dr. Seuss book and help out with a craft....

  • Musical Duo Visits Salmon River Central

    Mar 8, 2018

    Submitted by Deanna Lauzon Mister Chris and his fellow performer Ethan visited the Salmon River campus on Thursday, March 1, 2018 for two performances in front of both Salmon River Central students and St. Regis Mohawk School students. This is the fifth year that the musical duo has traveled from Burlington, Vermont to entertain our students. It was a very interactive show with students singing along happily....

  • Getting Ready For The Children's Powwow

    Derrick Lafrance|Mar 8, 2018

    Weeks of practice is coming to a head, and this weekend the future Powwow dancers will be showing off their stuff in Hogansburg. The annual Children's Powwow is set for Saturday, March 10, 2018 and for the past several weeks workshops and practices were held at the Kana:takon School and the Native North American Travelling College. These practices were to help new kids learn the tradition, or seasoned young dancers get in some floor time or to help others. Last Friday such a practice was held...

  • Flood Update and New Offender Watch Program Topics at Tribal Meeting

    Kaniehtonkie|Mar 8, 2018

    Sub Chief Shelley Jacobs presided over the meeting, substituting for Chief Beverly Cook. The SRMT recognized the efforts and achievements of the Salmon River Girls Hockey. The SRCS girl’s team hockey team, coached by Olivia Cook, captured its first Section 10 title in 10 years and ended their season with second place in NYSPHSAA. The team was also recognized for achieving academic status as “Scholar Athletes” with 75% of the team earning a 90 or above average. The SRM Tribal Youth Organization gave a presentation on their goals and main objec...

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