Articles from the September 6, 2012 edition
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4,000 Pills Seized in Raid
Cornwall, ON- Members of the Cornwall Community Police Service Street Crime Unit executed a drug search warrant shortly after 4:00 p.m. on August...
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Local Unions Protest at Alcoa
On Thursday August 30th every Alcoa entrance was manned with picketers, and from the amount of tooting horns they were well supported. They were...
INTERIM-COMMUNITY ADVOCATE ON CBSA COMPLAINTS
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has announced that Margaret (Peggy) Francis-Mitchell has been appointed as the interim-Community Advocate on Canadian Border Service A...
Niawen
Niawen:kowa To my sister Mary Francis and her entire extended family, my “Roundpoint” and “Herne” relatives, and so many childhood friends who warmly welcomed my family and I during our brief visit t...
Niawen
NIAWEN From: Wally & Alexia Mitchell, Patti, Wilson & family, Leighann, Paul & family, and Raun Mitchell To: Char’s caregivers: Vanessa, Sandy, Laurie, Betty, Connie, Loretta, and Clarissa. Hospice of...
Letter to the editor:
Correction A note from the Akwesasne Cultural Center: In last week’s article on the Akwesasne Wolf Belt, funding from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) was noted as providing the renovations to t...
Letter to the editor:
To the Editor: Konon:kwe Council would like to thank everyone who attended Weaving Webs of Women’s Wisdom last week! It was an amazing experience to be with Onkwehonwe from all over Indian Country t...
Lt. Dan’s Open for Business
Lt. Dan’s had its grand re-opening on Friday, August 31. Now Lt. Dan’s is located in a new building, right next to the pawn shop in Hogansburg. Ope...
Labor Day Parade Heads Down Main Street, Draws Attention to Local Labor Dispute
The labor trades as well as some local businesses and city services all marched down Main Street in Massena, Monday morning for Labor Day. The parade...
Police Blotter
William P. Bero, 31, of Rooseveltown Road, Akwesasne was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine by Judge Robert G. Main Jr. for driving while intoxicated. Bero plead...
Braves Honored at Ceremony
On Monday, People of the Kanienkehaka Kanonsesneh and fans of the St. Regis Braves gathered at the Kanonsesneh all day preparing food to welcome home the Champions of Lacrosse not only of Akwesasne...
Welcome Back! From St. Regis Mohawk School Principal Sharlee Thomas
Welcome Back To School! The start of a new school year is an exciting time, with new faces and returning students eager to be back at the St. Regis Mohawk School. This year is sure to be one of our...
Braves Take Presidents Cup
Spruce Grove, Alberta - The 2012 Presidents Cup of Lacrosse has come and gone. Over the past week Sr. B teams converged on this prairie province to...
Tom Stacey’s Bike Stolen
Yes people, Tom Stacey, who unselfishly cleans the roads and ditches, had his bike stolen last Friday or Saturday from the Bears Den parking lot. We all know what it looks like; it’s red with a b...
New Alternative For Funeral Home In Cornwall
The MacArthur Brothers & MacNeil Funeral Home is currently finishing some renovations and is scheduled to have a grand reopening on September 8th...
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Hosts Meeting with Member of Parliament Quach
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY –On Tuesday, August 12, 2012, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne welcomed New Democratic Party MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach (...
The ABGC/JOM Steps to Success Summer Program
Thank You to Community and Supporters Through our first ever collaboration the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Johnson...
Behind-the-Scenes Book About Launch of Canada’s APTN Now Available
August 30, 2012--Ottawa--On September 1, it will be 13 years since the launch of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. To coincide with this...
Commemorating Kateri Tekahkwi:tha
As many people prepare for the journey to attend the Canonization ceremony for the Blessed Kateri Tekahkwi:tha in Rome on October 22, 2012 they are...
North American Fish Extinctions May Double by 2050
From 1900-2010, freshwater fish species in North America went extinct at a rate 877 times faster than the rate found in the fossil record, while estimates indicate the rate may double between now and...
Soaring Eagles and Cultural Hotinonhson:ni Youth Group Summer Program Ends
Akwesasne Soaring Eagles volleyball club and the Hotinonhson:ni Cultural Youth Group combined their time and efforts in this year’s summer program for...
Part 3: Ways to Make Money from Home (Legitimately)
3. SELL USED BOOKS I have a friend that sells used books from home. She was kind enough to share some ideas on how to get started and tips to do well. She explained that she buys used books from...
Adolescent Pot Use Leaves Lasting Mental Deficits
Durham, NC - The persistent, dependent use of marijuana before age 18 has been shown to cause lasting harm to a person’s intelligence, attention and memory, according to an international research t...
Katsi’nonwí:io - Ladybugs Part 3 of 3
Continued from last week 66. Ionakiohkowá:nen ne iako’nowakéhte enkonkia’tarò:roke A large group of lady bugs will gather 67. Akohserà:ke nikahá:...
Two-Row Wampum
This belt symbolizes the agreement and conditions under which the Iroquois welcomed the white peoples to this land “You say that you are our Father a...
