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Native Nations and US Elections
For the Native Nations affected by the upcoming US elections hinge on the following two paragraphs of the Constitution: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in...
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...
The Power of Names
Fundamental to the well being of all humans is the need to identify oneself with a specific name and to have that name acknowledged within the family, the clan and the community. To assume a name is...
The AET Proved We Could Be The Best
In 1979-80 Akwesasne was in a state of turmoil. Officials within the St. Regis Tribal Council had lost control over their police force as the community became frustrated by the clashes between those...
Oscar Protestors Ignore Other Ethnic Peoples, Undermine Move Towards Inclusion
There is a movement among some African American actors to boycott the upcoming Oscar ceremony because, they believe, the exclusion of black nominees in any of the major categories represents racism...
A Native University: An Idea Rooted in the Formation of the Iroquois Confederacy
The idea of a center for the preservation, learning and teaching of indigenous knowledge in a formal setting is something as old as the Iroquois Confederacy. When Skennenrahowi began his work to...
Reynolds Closing: What's Next?
It has stood on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, on land, which is clearly within the reservation as defined by the Seven Nation of Canada treaty, massive, and seeming permanent, its smoke s...
Why Pay For Electricity?
It is a well-established law in the United States that Native nations have the right to full access and use of water that crosses through their respective lands. In 1908 the US Supreme Court decided i...
World Indoor Lacrosse Tournament: Another Rafter to the Haudenosaunee
The recently concluded World Indoor Lacrosse Championship has brought honor and pride to the Onondaga Nation and they deserved all of the accolades they received. By doing so the Onondagas added...
The WILC 2015 Opening Ceremonies
When the Onondaga Nation elected to host the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship it went all in. Long a bastion of aboriginal sovereignty, the Onondaga Nation is its own self-defining entity, reje...
How Canada Defeated the Iroquois at the WILC
On Sunday, September 20 the second key match of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship took place before over 5,000 fans at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse. The game was between the defen...
Now Is the Golden Era Of Iroquois Lacrosse
Of the 700,000 or so lacrosse players in North America, an enormous and growing talented pool, the Iroquois have at the most a couple of thousand players performing at all levels of the game:...
What We Need in a Leader
A few years ago I was on a trip with the late Mohawk Nation chief Jake Swamp and as was usual with us we discussed many topics ranging from personal experiences to our ancestral teachings. Jake, as...
Akwesasne's Eagles Fight Off Cormorants
A young bald eagle (akweks) takes flight from one of the Akwesasne islands, June 14/2015. The Mohawk territory on the St. Lawrence River is the site...
Impersonators Have Caused Natives Great Harm
The recent revelations regarding the lies of Eastern Washington State University ethnic studies instructor and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People regional representative...
Tree of Peace Renewed in Germany
Twenty nine years ago the Mohawk Nation Council endorsed a delegation of Mohawks to travel to Germany (then West Germany) to establish a formal youth...
Tsikaristisere/Dundee Return a Victory for All of Akwesasne
I recall my uncle, the late Angus George-Sohahiio, talking about the lost area of Dundee and how he believed the Mohawk people had that area of Akwesasne stolen from them but the actual proof...
History Cannot be Denied: Remembering the Spring of 1990
That history is powerful and essential in any culture and it cannot be denied. Some may wish to have it obscured or even buried but it defines each one of our lives no matter how it may be twisted....
Mohawk Women Are the Holders of the Land
The genius of Skennenrahowi, the Peacemaker, takes many forms from his use of universal symbols such as the “Tree of Peace” to his creation of the world’s oldest united nations and his teach...
Native Snipers Among the World's Most Deadly
The life and tragic death of the US soldier Chris Kyle, along with the release of the biographical film "American Sniper", has attracted much...
Kanaharonton Takes on National Grid But He Is Not Alone
Kanaharonton-Alvin Jock is a Mohawk businessman, known throughout Akwesasne for his towing service and car parts. He is a light sleeper, alert to those phone calls in the deepest part of the night...
Former New York Governor No Friend to the Iroquois
Whenever an individual passes into the spirit world it is our duty to extend our condolences to the family and friends of the departed. We do so for former New York State governor Mario Cuomo. His...
Iroquois Population Update
As much of the world enters the year 2015 it is time to assess the current Iroquois population and land area. On second thought, we might consider this the year 873 AS since it has been that long...
The War of 1812 and its Legacy at Akwesasne
By December of 1814 the war between the US and Britain was coming to a close. Britain was under growing pressure to restore trade with the US and reduce the tax burdens of its citizens not only from...
Deskaheh: An Iroquois Hero
Throughout the long history of the Iroquois there have been many women and men who have become heroes because of their courage, dedication and compassion for their people. Traditional Iroquois place...
