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Friday May 5, 2017 was the very first National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls in the United States. The U.S Senate passed a resolution to designate May 5th as the National Day or Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, from this year forward. In honor of this resolution, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council and several programs throughout Akwesasne chose to honor the day with an event held at the Travis Solomon Memorial Lacrosse Box. The...
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will be recognizing the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls on Friday, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 5, 2017; pursuant to Tribal Council Resolution (TCR) 2017-23 signed by the Tribal Council on Onerahtókha/April 23, 2017. Community events have been scheduled for Friday, to help educate and raise awareness, as well as to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered women and girls. “As we move ahead into the future as Native communities, we must never forget those that we ha...
(April 29, 2017) Washington – Native Nations led hundreds of thousands of people in Saturday's People's Climate March from the US Capitol Building to the White House and ultimately to the Washington Monument. Ahead of the march, Leonardo DiCaprio joined the Indigenous Environmental Network and Amazon Watch in a roundtable discussion with Indigenous leaders to better understand their fight to keep fossil fuels in the ground, protect indigenous rights, and stop climate change. "Six months ago, my...
By Katsitsionni Fox This was the third year that the Mohawk Club and Santa Fe Indian School participated in a cultural exchange. The host teachers from the SFIS were Cree Abeyta, Filipita Calabaza and Abby Arquero. Katsitsionni Fox was the host teacher for the SRC Mohawk Club with her sister Katsitsios David volunteering to help out as a chaperone. The students at both schools worked hard fundraising and were given support by their respective communities and tribes. The Mohawk Club received a ge...
Last week, the Salmon River Middle School Honor Roll was submitted to Indian Time with a student omitted from the list. Dalton Wilcox also made Grade 8 Honor Roll. Congratulations Dalton!...
The Annual Roadside Cleanup took place once again, with two sign-up stations on both sides of Akwesasne. It was a good feeling to see the community out and taking care of Mother Earth, by cleaning up all the trash that was left behind after the winter thaw. A lot of youth were involved with cleaning up the roads and ditches. There were several sports teams involved in cleaning up, in hopes of winning the grand prize and other prizes raffled off at the end. The two separate sign up stations were...
The NNATC hosted a CD release party, on Saturday April 29, at the Mohawk School. They centered it around the social songs, which were the songs that were recorded on the new CD. There was also a few different booths set up, and different activities done throughout the event. The main idea was to promote a healthy good life, which usually goes hand in hand with being traditional. Although this was the release of a CD, it was much more. There was also a book that was sold with the CD, which...
One in three women, one in six men, and one in two transgender will experience sexual assault in their lifetime. This is just one of the many facts and statistics about sexual assault that was learned at the Teal to Heal Family Walk/Run held at Generations Park Tewatahita Walking Trail last Saturday, April 29th. Walkers registered upon arrival, and were then given a list of questions that only could be found at the booths that were scattered all across the walking trail. Once all questions were...
Submitted by Lynda Brown Students, staff, and family members enjoyed performances by over 30 students in the Student Council Talent Show at Tsi Snaihne School on Friday, April 27th. Performances included an artist, comedians, dancers, singers, and piano renditions. Everyone enjoyed the performances, which included some family members from the school community who performed with students. Everyone was impressed by the many talents of the students and enjoyed the 1 1/2 hour show. Nia:wen to the...
On April 25th, the Tsi Snaihne Recreation were the lucky recipients of a large donation made by both the Strong Roots Charitable foundation and by CAA Management. The Strong Roots Charitable Foundation issued a call out for proposals from any community group interested in building a new outdoor sports box. Out of all the proposals, Tsi Snaihne's was the best one, explaining that they plan to use the sports box for more than just hockey and lacrosse, but other non-competitive activities like...
AKWESASNE – On Onerahtókha/April 24, 2017; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Clerk Betty Roundpoint conducted the swearing-in for incoming Tribal Election Board Member Theresa A. Connors. The short ceremony was held in the Tribal Council's Boardroom located in the Community Building at 412 State Route 37 in Akwesasne. Connor's appointment to the Election Board follows the adoption of TCR 2016-77 that expanded the Election Board to no less than five (5) members. The resolution is intended to ensure a un...
Submitted by Lynda Brown The Tsi Snaihne School staff and students would like to give a big THANK YOU to our amazing Administrative Assistant, Char Cook. Without her hard work and dedication throughout the entire year Tsi Snaihne School would simply not be the same. Some of our students presented Char with a token of our appreciation on April 26th, 2017, in honor of National Administrative Professionals' Day....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), and Steve Daines (R-MT) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to make sure Native American students who are eligible for federal learning resources that can help address their unique academic and cultural needs are not prevented from accessing those critical programs. Although the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) last official count of eligible Native students took place more than two decades ago, the federal government still relies on this severely outdated data to det...
By Karonhiaton ♪ "One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock, Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock, Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock, We're gonna rock around the clock tonight." ♪ That is what people did Friday night as part of the 97.3 CKON Sock Hop. Greasers and dolls with poodle skirts filled the dance floor of the former IGA building as people enjoyed listening to rockin' tunes from the 1950s. There were four formal dance competitions that evening, which inc...
April 27th, 2017. MCA held their monthly general on Thursday April 27, 2017 at the Kawehnoke Recreation. The meeting began at 6:00 p.m. and closed at approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting had two main presentations; IFN Akwesasne youth delegates’ presentation and overview of conference and MCA’s year in review (Community of Akwesasne’s Goals & MCA’s Strategies and Plans). IFN Youth Delegates Presentation Several of the youth delegates who attended the IFN Conference made a PowerPoint presentation on the experience they had at the confere...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is proud to highlight Iris Herne as this month's long-term service employee and share all the exceptional work she is doing on behalf of the Akwesasne community. Iris Herne started her employment with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe on Seskehkó:wa/September 1, 1986 as a teacher and Bus Driver for the Head Start Program. It was a time when the program was situated in modular trailers behind a split-level white building that formerly housed the tribal clinic and...
For two days, April 27-28, my wife, Joanne Shenandoah, and I attended the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City. There were a number of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the passage of the UN’s Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) which has now been endorsed by most nations of the world. UNDRIP was the culmination of decades of work by indigenous peoples to secure a permanent presence before the United Nations and its predecessor the League of Nations. From the time of the inception of t...
AKWESASNE – The Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) has honored the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe with its 2017 "Deal of the Year" Award during its 35th Annual Conference held at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, California. The award recognizes a financial deal completed in 2016 that will have a lasting positive effect on the overall economic status of the Tribe and its tribal members. It was presented by NAFOA's 2nd Vice-President Christina Jimerson (Seneca) to Sub-Chief S...
Sewakatho, a safe and nurturing place for continued sobriety, received a $7,500 contribution from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council through its Community Partnership Fund to support their Family Empowerment Camp being held from Ohiarihkó:wa/July 28-30, 2017. The facility welcomes individuals recovering from drugs or alcohol and provides them with a safe, sober and supportive environment. Their services are free and can be accessed at 281 State Route 37 in Akwesasne, New Y...
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Media April 30, 2017. In front of a sold-out Tingley Coliseum, 23-year-old Raven Swamp of the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake became the newest 2017 Miss Indian World on April 29th. Raven Swamp, (Kahnawake Mohawk) from Quebec, was chosen out of 23 Native American women representing their tribes, who competed in the areas of tribal knowledge, dancing ability, public speaking and personality assessment. During the 34th Annual Gathering of Nations Powwow...
(April 18, 2017) As promised, we are fully reporting to the community on the Akwesasne Holiday Helpers activities and funds. We apologize for the delay; we have further requirements on financial reporting per our 501c3 Non Profit Corporation status. Although the donations were down in our second year, we had a successful holiday season helping our community. We did everything possible to stretch the dollars to ensure that all who came forward received a food basket and a gift for their child or...
By Jenna Clute and Derrick Lafrance On Saturday morning, April 22nd, the Akwesasne Task Force, in cooperation with the SRMT's Environment Division and MCA's Environment Division, held their Annual Seed and Tree Giveaway at the Saint Regis Mohawk Senior Center. Agencies and programs from Akwesasne and the surrounding area were invited to set up booths. Along with information in relation to gardening or our environment and how we can help, they also had a large variety of garden seeds and trees to...
AKWESASNE – On Onerahtókha/April 24, 2017; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe held a formal groundbreaking of a new 54,700-square-foot Tribal Administration Building at 71 Business Park Road in Akwesasne. When completed in September 2018, the three-story building will house 18 tribal offices, provide parking for 225 vehicles, as well as serve as an Emergency Operations Center. "This is an historic and much-anticipated moment for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, as well as for the community of Ak...
Ontario is launching a pilot project to assess whether a basic income can better support vulnerable workers, improve health and education outcomes for people on low incomes, and help ensure that everyone shares in Ontario’s economic growth. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced details of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot (OBIP) project on Monday, April 24, 2017 in Hamilton. The three-year study will test how a basic income might expand opportunities and job prospects of those living on low incomes while providing greater security for them and their fa...
Ontario Power Generation sponsors up to two awards annually, one female and one male. The Award is valued at $3,000 for College recipients and $5,000 for University recipients. All Ontario residents who are First Nations, Inuit or Métis, and enrolled in a full-time post secondary institution in Ontario are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to applicants from Ontario communities. The deadline is May 15, 2017. For more details on this award, please visit: http://mypowercareer.com/student-awards/john-wesley-beaver-mem...