Headlines of 2017 - Year in Review

JANUARY 2017

Vol. 35 #1

Cuomo Proposal Aims to Make College Tuition-Free for NYS Middle-Class Families

Knighthawks to Honor Last Surviving WWII Akwesasne Code Talker, Levi Oakes

Vol. 35 #2

Thompson Brothers Make Lacrosse History

Upper Canada District School Board Now offers eLearning to Adults

Vol. 35 #3

ABGC & SRMT Education Host ‘Hope 4 the Wounded” Seminar

The Final Russell ‘Hoss’ Mitchell Memorial Dance Benefits AMBE Lunch Program

Canadian Olympian Dorothy Yeats Visits ABGC

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Donate $2500 to Akwesasne’ Veterans Memorial Fund

Vol. 35 #4

Tribal Court Dismisses Challenge to Mohawk Soy Project Investment

Women’s March in Washington

Trump Pushes DAPL, Keystone XL Forward with Executive Order

Lifetime Legacy Awarded to Joanne Shenandoah

St. Lawrence Center Mall Sold to Canadian Buyers

FEBRUARY

Vol. 35 #5

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Submits Trust Applications to BIA

Bruyere Hospital and Ottawa Hospital Reps Welcomed to White Phone Healing Lodge

MCA Presents Audit at First Recorded General Meeting

Trump, without native consultation, signs executive order that will revive DAPL Keystone XL

Vol. 35 #6

MCA Forming Economic Development Corporation

Health Services Expansion & Compliance Update Topics of SRMT Monthly Meeting

Battle to Use One Name Won after 26 Years

Army Corps Approves DAPL Lake Oahe Easement

Vol. 35 #7

26th Annual Akwesasne Winter Carnival Held at Tsi Snaihne Recreation

Local Artists Takes Part in Ottawa Snow Festival

AMPS Unveils New Look for Patrol Cars

SRMT Adopts 10-Year Strategic Plan

Vol. 35 #8

A Border Runs Through It

AFN National Chief Welcomes Sixties Scoop Court Decision

Sap Ceremony Announced

Vol. 35 #9

SRMT Joins Amicus Brief to Support Standing Rock Sioux

The 2017 HAVFD Banquet

Room Occupancy Fee Contributes $4000 to Salmon River Mohawk Club

The Practical Side of a Single Name

MARCH

Vol. 35 #10

Agriculture Program Continues Promoting Healthier Lifestyles

SRMT Submits 140-Acre Land In Trust Application

AMPS Chief Replaced

Vol. 35 #11

NNATC: 2017 Children’s Powwow, Which Drew Several Hundred – ‘Incredibly Successful’

Mohawk Medicine Men Team Announced

River Mohawk Band to Release CD

Vol. 35 #12

Salmon River Native Film Class Places Third

“Knickers! A Brief Comedy” Set to Open

MCA’s Housing Dept. Celebrates Completion of Eight New Apartment Homes

Vol. 35 #13

Entewatathá:wi Holds Week Long Akwesasne History Summit

Tehotiiennawakon Shares Plans for Renewable Energy Broadband

R.E.D.D. to Release New Album, Tour Southwest

Actor Wes Studi Visits with ABGC Members

APRIL

Vol. 35 #14

Ten-Million Gallon Lagoon Excavation Begins at General Motors Superfund Site

SRCS Students Featured in Art Exhibit

Akwesasne Veterans Memorial Monument Construction Underway

Maple Ceremony Announced

Vol. 35 #15

Keene State Announces Recipients of Honorary Degree & Granite State Award

Artist Spotlight – Jack Johnson

SRMT Expands Kanien’keha Language Program

Cuomo Enacts Tuition-Free College Program

Vol. 35 #16

The “Rocket” Triumphant at Cornwall’s Night of Boxing

#If Only The Earth Could Speak

Vol. 35 #17

So Much More Than Seeds & Trees at ATFE Annual Event

SRMT Breaks Ground on New Administration Building

Powless Among Canada’s 2017 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

Seed Ceremony Announced

MAY

Vol. 35 #18

Akwesasne Mohawk Police Seize Over $300,000 in Drugs

Tribe Designates May 5th National Day of Awareness for MMNW&G

Native Nations Lead People’s Climate March in D. C.

Vol. 35 #19

MCA, SRMT Monitoring Flood Potential

Unofficial Results of Tribal Caucus

AMBE Using Neurolinguistic Approach to Improve Kanien’keha Program

Strong Roots Greenhouse Hold Ribbon Cutting for 2017 Season

Kanesatake Refuses Army’s Offer to Help

Vol. 35 #20

Hogansburg Landmark Building Demolished

Grasse River Remediation Project Meetings

MCA Announces New Health Director

Vol. 35 #21

More Questions Than Answers at Kawehnoke Corridor Meetings

Google Honors American Indian Activist Richard Oakes with New Doodle

Akwesasne Host Academia Avance for Water Protection Talks

JUNE

Vol. 35 #22

Akwesasne Veterans Memorial Monument Unveiled

Tom Porter Receives Honorary Doctorate From Syracuse University

On:kwe Preserving Traditional Knowledge for Our Grandchildren

Tony David Receives 2017 Environmental Champion Award

Vol. 35 #23

Unofficial Results of the 2017 SRMT Elections

NY, CA, & WA Governors Announce Formation of Climate Alliance

Akwesasne Medicine Men Play First-Ever Game

Georgia Swarm Takes Game 1 of Champion’s Cup with 18 – 14 Victory

Vol. 35 #24

Local Akwesasronon Takes Part in Historic ‘C3’ Voyage

Salmon River Reviews Procedures After Poorly Executed Lockdown

Georgia Swarm Win 2017 Championship

Strawberry Ceremony Announced

Vol. 35 #25

Tribal Police Arrest Local Woman for Making ‘Terrorist Threats’

Another Hydro Quebec Power Outage Scheduled for June 27

Peter Garrow Receives Honorary Degree from St. Lawrence College

State Senate passes legislation allowing SRMT Police to make arrests in Bombay Triangle

Mohawk Network Presents Broadband Deployment to Lewis County Business Leaders

Vol. 35 #26

Ionkwanikonhriiosne (The Creative Sewing Center) Grand Opening

DOE Selects SRMT for Clean Energy Project

SRCS High School 2017 Graduation

Nearly 30 Native American students among Massena Central Class of 2017

Vol. 35 #27

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 2017 Swearing-In Ceremony

MCA Proudly Announces Hiring of Nurse Practitioner

CCVS Grade 12 Graduation Ceremonies

2017 OLHOF Inductees Announced

Vol. 35 #28

Building Blocks of our Indigenous Foundation Educational Conference – Part One

Northern Tribal Border Summit Announced

Akwesasronon Competing at Women’s World Cup

Ironworkers Local 440 Places Steel for New Tribal Admin Building

Vol. 35 #29

Fire Destroys Village Home

Grasse River Cleanup Meeting

Mother Earth Water Walkers Welcomed by Akwesasne

“Long River” Mural by John B. Thomas Unveiled at OPG Center

Vol. 35 #30

Team EDN Girls Lax Bring Home Inaugural Gold

Governor Cuomo Permanently Expands Tribal Police Jurisdiction

Crusin’ For Kids 5th Annual Car & Bike Show

15th Annual Ironworkers Festival Crown Ultimate Ironworker

AUGUST

Vol. 35 #31

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for New SRMT Planning & Infrastructure Building

Release of Mohawk Anti-Tax Steering Committee Restricted Fund

Tom Porter and the Roles of Men & Women

Vol. 34 #32

Great Akwesasne River Cleanup

Hogansburg man wanted on charges stemming from shooting, stabbing in Massena

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe July Meeting

Vol. 35 #33

MCA Hires New Chief of Police

AMBE Committed to Revitalize the Language

Support from all sides building in Kanesatake

Peace Tree Trade Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Vol. 35 #34

AFS Annual Survival Race

Two Kawehno:ke Residents Arrested

ACCE 2017 Family Color Run

Braves Defeat Thunderbirds to Earn Spot in President’s Cup

Vol. 35 #35

Two Charged with Possession of Cocaine W/Intent to Distribute

Thompson Island Cultural Camp 20th Anniversary

SRMT Chiefs Attend Northern Border Summit

SEPTEMBER

Vol. 35 #36

Forestry Resources Program Confirms Presence of Emerald Ash Borer

Back to School 2017

Indian Country Today Media Network to Cease Active Operations

Troy Thompson Completes Quebec City Marathon

Vol. 35 #37

Allergan & SRMT Announce Agreement Regarding RESTASIS ® Patents

17th Annual Akwesasne International Powwow

Rooseveltown man charged with drug felonies at SLU

Vol. 35 #38

Five Akwesasronon Going on Northern Country Honor Flight

Disaster Relief Donation Held for the Tunica Biloxi Tribe Affected by Hurricane Harvey

Mohawk Medicine Men Win Nations Cup

Montreal Adds Tree of Peace Symbol to City’s Flag

Vol. 35 #39

Border Patrol’s Drone Pilot Program May Include Akwesasne Area

Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment Awarded $125,000

Two Row Project Receives $245,000 Grant

Cayuga Chief’s Great Granddaughter Addressed United Nations in Geneva

OCTOBER

Vol. 35 #40

Akwesasne man among just four world gamers selected to show off new video game expansion

Akwesasne Welcomes Three New Family Doctors

Family Palooza Takes Tsi Snaihne Rec by Storm

Vol. 35 #41

SRMT Outraged at Senator McCaskill’s Attempt to Abrogate Sovereign Immunity

Agreement-in-Principle Reached to Resolve the Sixties Scoop Litigation

TransCanada Seeking Suspension of Application for Energy East Pipeline

Vol. 35 #42

Judge Invalidates Allergan’s Patent with SRMT

First Nations Medical Cannabis Company Begins Cornwall Island Build Out

AMPS Seeking Witnesses of Altercation

2017 ABEA Awards Honors Local Businesses

Vol. 35 #43

A Closer Look at Seven Leaf – Medical Cannabis Company

Happy and Healthy Sturgeon = Happy Students and Adults

Removal of Hogansburg Dam: Restoring Nature and Culture on the St. Regis River

Strong Roots Charitable Foundation Donates to Akwesasne Homemakers

Ka’khowen (Harvest Ceremony) Announced

NOVEMBER

Vol. 35 #44

Update - Police Seeking the Public’s Assistance in Locating 3 Males

Akwesasne Cultural Restoration Program Hosts Áse Tsi Tewá:ton Experience 2017

Unique Tri-Chamber Alliance Forms in Region

Recent Tragic Events Sets Kahnawàke in Mourning

Vol. 35 #45

Entewatathá:wi Engagement Session Held at Ànowaràkowa Arena

Sacred Roots Production ‘Facing Traffick’ Opens to a Rapt Audience

Ontario Colleges Strike Affects Eighty Akwesasronon

National Inquiry in Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Releases Interim Report

Darren Bonaparte Brings History and Culture to Seniors Center

Vol. 35 #46

American Legion Post 1479 Veterans Day Ceremony

Snye Recreation Hosts 13th Annual Christmas Enchantment

Tsi Snaihne School Honors Veterans

Vol. 35 #47

Massena School Climate Committee says Keep “Red Raiders” find mascot not associated with race

Tribe Presents Annual Tribal Draft Budget

Grasse River Cleanup Meeting

Vol. 35 #48

SRMT Responds to President Trump’s Remarks

Trial Challenging MCK Residency Law in Quebec Superior Court

Akwesasne Convenience Store Association Brightens Holiday Helpers’ Season

Vol. 35 #49

Onondaga Nation Chief Irv Powless Moves on to the Spirit World

Akwesasne’s Inaugural Parade of Lights

Coalition Native American Tribes Fight Trump’s Order on National Monuments

Canada’s Proposal for “Alternative Reporting” on Kawehnoke Presented at MCA General Meetings

Community Attends Ànowaràkowa Arena Unveiling of New Olympia Ice Resurfacer

Vol. 35 #50

Investigation Cendrier: Several arrests for trafficking illegal tobacco

Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly “Our Language, Our Land, Our Future”

Tribe Objects to Trump Revoking Two National Monuments

NYS DOH Announces New Medical Marijuana Regulations