Articles from the April 14, 2016 edition
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MCK and MCA Press Statements: Inherent Right to Participant in Tobacco Trade
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have issued press releases in regards to the Surete du Quebec and national news outlets statements falsely reported on the recent Mygale...
ICYMI: Seth Oakes Placed on Tewaaraton Watch List in Second Round of Additions
WASHINGTON – UAlbany redshirt junior attack Seth Oakes has been selected to the Tewaaraton Watch List in the second round of additions, the F...
Community Meeting Focuses on Future Detox Center in Akwesasne
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s atrium was filled to capacity with community members: men and women of all ages, young parents, and Elders. The crowd also included those who work in the field of p...
VIKINGS CROWNED INAUGURAL CCHL2 BARKLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
The Casselman Vikings are the first ever Central Canada Hockey League 2 (CCHL2) Barkley Cup Champions after an 8-2 victory over the Perth Blue Wings...
Tribal Council Contributes $102,500 to Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club
On Enniskó:wa/March 31, 2016 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council provided a contribution of $102,500 to the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club (ABGC),...
JAMES THOMPSON
AKWESASNE – After a brief illness, Mr. James "Shakaohetstha" Thompson, 95, of 94 Island Road, Cornwall Island, peacefully passed away Monday m...
44th Annual Raisin River Canoe Race
On Sunday, April 10, Arnold Printup and Bruce Boots participated in The 44th Annual Raisin River Canoe Race. The Race was sponsored by Emard Brothers...
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Kawehnoke Recreation Hosts Scavenger Hunt, Bingo and Spaghetti Fundraiser
Lots of things happening last weekend on Kawehnoke at the Recreation Center. They held their annual Scavenger Hunt with seven teams participating....
2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders
9 Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders met with Oren Lyons, Onondaga Faithkeeper and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief Eric...
Dear Akwesasne Community & ABGC Supporters
The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club would like to thank everyone for supporting our first annual Be Great Gala. As we plan our future endeavors, review...
GENERAL: ARNOLD JOSEPH
Chief of the Onondaga Beaver Clan died peacefully at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton on Sunday April 10, 2016 in his 84th year. Loving Hanih of...
ABGC RECEIVES $39,211 GRANT FOR AKWESASNE STRONG
The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club (ABGC) recently received a $39,211 grant from the Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) from the Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. This award will support the efforts of the ABGC’s A...
Niawen
On behalf of the of family of TJ Jackson, we would like to send the BIGGEST NIAWENKO:WA out to all the people that came together and made his benefit a HUGE success!! The Lasagna/Spaghetti Dinner sold...
NIAWENKOWA SEWAKWEKON
The family of Margaret "Kaweiennoni" Cook-Peters would like to thank the community for your support. Our fundraiser we held last week went very well,...
WHEN ELVIS MEETS THE BEATLES
For more than 30 years, Springtime Entertainment has been producing quality musical tribute shows, including the ever popular ‘Life and Times’ Legends series and Face to Face: A Tribute to Elton Joh...
Letter to the Editor, Indian Time: Building a Healthy Community
It is important that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe promote, without fear of ridicule or public criticism, the acts of kindness, humility and leadership we are so fortunate to see in our youth. Brayden...
Editorial
Brayden White was selected as a Champion for Change for founding the program Helping Hands. To the right is the webpage from the Center for Native...
News from Our Neighbors
Keystone I Pipeline Spill Numbers Increased Freeman, SD – On Saturday, April 2nd, TransCanada announced that an oil leak was detected by a South Dakota landowner on its Keystone I pipeline. The f...
Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper Volunteer Training Comes to Cornwall
On the evening of Wednesday, April 20th, members of the public are being extended an invitation to become a Riverkeeper volunteer on the St. Lawrence River. Kayakers, fisherpersons, boaters, and...
Forgiveness is...
People, upon rationally determining that they have been unfairly treated, forgive when they willfully abandon resentment and related responses (to which they have a right), and endeavor to respond to...
AHSTONWA'KO:WA Great Feather Dance
Submitted by NNATC The Great Feather Dance belongs to all life and is one of the Creator’s truly great songs. I have heard some of our elders and this is what they said: “The Great Feather Dance is...
WELCOME TO FR. HENRY SANDS
We would like to welcome Fr. Henry Sands, Executive Director of the Black and Indian Mission Office, Washington D.C. to Akwesasne St. Regis Mission...
Visiting in Former Times
One of the skills we seem to have lost, or discarded, over the past couple of generations is the art of the visit. Before the arrival of the electronic age the Mohawks of former times relied on...
