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"Encircling Everything" & "Peacemaker's Journey" Exhibit Opens at the Akwesasne Cultural Center
On Thursday, June 20th, the Akwesasne Cultural Center hosted an opening reception for the artwork of Elizabeth “Betts” Doxtator. On exhibition...
Wampum Belt Workshop
The Akwesasne Youth Leadership group, which aims to reinforce and strengthen traditional values of the youth of Akwesasne, recently organized a wampum...
Cheyanne Doxtator
Over the years, we have met some very talented people via this Artist Spotlight column. We’ve come to know artists that use paint, pencil, charcoal...
Indigenous Peoples Days 2012
While most people were celebrating Columbus Day in 1998, volunteer broadcasters at the KVMR radio station in Nevada City, California, dedicated the...
Tammy King
Painting, sculpting and drawing are just a few of the many forms of art that numerous Akwesasronon have done in the past. Tammy King is one of the...
Kontiwennenhawi Performs Twice Over Weekend
Kontiwennenhawi performed twice over the weekend. First was to open a discussion that happened at the Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive Center...
Kontiwennenhawi Performs at California Worldfest
The California Worldfest is a four-day music festival that celebrates music of the world. Groups from as far away as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Peru and...
7th Annual Native Student Film Festival
It was a packed theater at the Galaxy Cinemas in Cornwall as students from Akwesasne Freedom School, AMBE Skahwatsira Program, SRC Native Film Class,...
Backyard Lacrosse Tournament
The Akwesasne Youth Leadership Group held a lacrosse tournament on June 9th, 2012 at Generations Park. With “aint no style like the old style” in...
Get Your Act Together: Variety Show
Singers, comedians and musicians took to the stage Friday night to showcase their talents at the Get Your Act Together Variety Show. It was a night...
Legends of Lacrosse Memorial Tournament
The Akwesasne Attack Legends of Lacrosse Memorial Tournament, dedicated to Travis Solomon and Randall “Man” Jacobs, was held at Salmon River on...
Ironmen Fall to Demons in Championship Game
As the season was getting started, league organizers didn’t believe they had enough Onkwehonwe players to fill two teams to play competitively. They...
The Yellow Dress
The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment brought to the community a one-woman play called The Yellow Dress. It is a dramatic telling based...
Kanien’kéha Awenhnísera “Tehonkierónnions”
Many Ahkwesahsronon can attest to the fact that preserving the Kanien’kéha language is of the utmost importance. Since March 31, 2012, we can...
Swamp, Thompson and Lazore will travel one more time.
The arena was packed as leftover fans from the first semi-final game between the Ohsweken Demons and Brampton Inferno stayed to find out who their tea...
Natasha Thompson-Barnes
Like many Akwesasronon before her, Natasha Thompson-Barnes expresses herself through art. She has been drawing and beading since she was young. She...
March Break a Great Success at Kawehnoke Recreation Center
As March Break approached, parents were left with the looming task of finding something for their children to do. Luckily, the Kawehnoke Recreation...
Iroquois Ironmen add two more to win column in CLAX action
The Canadian Lacrosse League, CLAX, was formed to give players the opportunity to play professionally in the winter season. The league consists of 6...
The Yellow Dress
The Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment brought to the community a one-woman play called The Yellow Dress. It is a dramatic telling based...