Articles written by Kaniehtonkie
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Local artists beaded face mask gains national attention
By Kaniehtonkie Akwesasronon artists, Tania Clute is part of a growing trend to illuminate the 2020 pandemic experience in Haudenosaunee artistic...
Run-through of probable COVID-19 vaccines
By Kaniehtonkie Canada became the third country to authorize the Pfizer Inc. Covid-19 vaccine. This vaccine is produced by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. Canada will begin its immunization rollout as...
MCA Covid-19 Community Care Packages
By Kaniehtonkie Several Mohawk Council of Akwesasne District Chiefs have organized 'Community Care Packages for residents in the northern portion of...
Legal weed won big in the 2020 election, Oregon went one step further
By Kaniehtonkie Oregon has become the first state in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. Voters in the state of Oregon approved Measure 110, this initiative also...
1492 Land Back Lane
by Kaniehtonkie It's been over 100 days since Six Nations members have demonstrated against the McKenzie Meadows development by Foxgate near Caledonia...
Twenty-five years without safe drinking water
By Kaniehtonkie One might think the title, ‘twenty-five years without safe drinking water’ is about a third world country, in a land far off that is rarely spoken of or visited. About people whom...
Smashed windows, vandalized traps and lines, scorched lobster pound; Sipekne'katik First Nation terrorized by locals
By Kaniehtonkie On Tuesday, October 13 a lobster pound in Middle West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, utilized by the Mi'kmaq fishermen was swarmed, vandalized...
Ontario government supports a bill that would end Daylight Saving Time
By Kaniehtonkie Clocks are typically adjusted one hour ahead in early March and fall back an hour in November. This year the clocks are set to change on November 1. An MPP from Nepean has a bill in...
Six Men Charged with Role in International Kidnapping
By Kaniehtonkie According to Audrey Roy Cloutier, a spokesperson for the Directeur aux poursuites criminelles et pénales, the provincial prosecutor’s office in Montreal, Gary Arnold, 54, of Hinchin...
Province of Quebec releases findings on Public Inquiry Commission
By Kaniehtonkie Three days after Joyce Echaquan laid on her deathbed calling for help while being bombarded with racist and condescending remarks, the Government of Québec released the findings from...
Five arrested in connection to kidnapping of Moira couple
By Kanietonkie Combining the efforts of the FBI, Sureté du Quebec, RCMP, the NYSP and the Akwesasne Mohawk Police, the missing couple was found late...
'Worst face of racism'
By Kanietonkie Joyce Echaquan, 37 years old and a mother of seven children died in a Joilette, Quebec hospital on Monday, September 28, 2020. Her death was recorded on her cell phone. While Echaquan...
Kawehno:ke resident files class action lawsuit against Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
By Kaniehtonkie Indian Time was informed of a class action suit against Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. Roger Thompson, Kawehno:ke is named as the plaintiff. The class action suit was filed in the...
Cultural Sensitivity Training and Critical Race Theory mix next door to us
By Kaniehtonkie Donald Trump continues his assault on minorities, not only by his divisive and barely hidden racist rhetorical rallies, but through his executive orders. In a series of...
Mohawk Makes History as First Ironworkers Local 33 President
By Kaniehtonkie Michael Terrance made history on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 when he was sworn in as Ironworkers Local 33 president. Hailing from a long...
"Back to School"
By Kaniehtonkie Schools across New York and Ontario will reopen for in-person instruction this fall. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced their respective schools will reopen during the coronavirus...
MCA holds first General Meeting during coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
By Kaniehtonkie Mohawk Council of Akwesasne had their first meeting since January 2020. The meeting took place on ‘Zoom” the online meeting platform. Grand Chief Abram Benedict opened the meeting...
In a unique project - SRMT Environment technicians work to save mussels
By Kaniehtonkie Found in the back of a huge warehouse, two technicians carefully select glochidia for propagating bivalves. Sounds like something out...
Fossil Fuel Pipelines, Confederate Statutes, Mount Rushmore and Military Spending
By Kaniehtonkie Over the July 4th weekend, protesters pulled down yet another statue of Christopher Columbus, this time in Baltimore, MD. A video was posted on Twitter showing a group using ropes to...
COVID-19 cases rise among young people across the U.S. and Canada
By Kaniehtonkie As states and provinces reopen and cases rise among younger people across Canada and the United States medical experts look at this trend. Common statements have been made by...
Statues torn down in support of Black Lives Matter
By Kaniehtonkie Statues have become a target of protesters since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. A statue of Christophe Columbus has been...
"Defund the Police" movement
By Kaniehtonkie Following on the heels of Black Lives Matter and Native Lives Matter movement is a call to 'Defund the Police'. Protesting death by...
Calmer protest prevails
By Kaniehtonkie Protests in the U.S. and around the world were largely peaceful and the streets were calmer than they have been in days since the...
Protests take place worldwide in support of Black Lives Matter
By Kaniehtonkie “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross,” this oft-quoted line of uncertain origin is very popular right now. On Monday, June 1, 2020...
EOHU reports Iakhihsohtha and Tsiionkwanonhso:te residents tested for COVID-19
By Kaniehtonkie As of May 12, 2020 the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) reports 132 cases of COVID-19, 2 have been hospitalized, 73 cases have been resolved (completed 14 day isolation/quarantine),...
