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Kateri Tekakwitha was one of seven new saints announced by Pope Benedict XVI today. The announcement came today after a meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato – the prefect of the Congregation of Saints’ Causes, where the pope signed decrees recognizing the miracles needed for the canonization of both Kateri and Blessed Marian Cope of Molokai. Before a date can be set for Kateri’s canonization, the Catholic Church said there must be an “ordinary public consistory,” which is a formal ceremony opened and closed with prayer, during which cardinals...
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Grand Chief Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell traveled to the Attawapiskat First Nation on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, along with the Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and Regional Chief Angus Toulouse. The Grand Chief’s trip follows an invitation from the National Chief’s Office to accompany Chiefs Atleo and Toulouse, as well as Aboriginal entertainer Susan Aglukark and motivational speaker Waneek Horn-Miller, on a personal visit and assessment of Attawapiskat. The Grand Chi...
The Akwesasne Economic Development Agency (AEDA) in partnership with the Akwesasne Area Management Board (AAMB) offered a Pre-Employment Assistance Program back in October of this year. The goal of the project was to give additional training and job placements to job seekers who needed a little boost to land that job they’ve been searching for. AAMB and AEDA worked together to come up with a plan to make this idea a reality. The program features a 10-week training session followed by a 4-week j...
HOGANSBURG – Ms. Corinne J. White, age 70, of 268 Frogtown Road, passed away on Thursday morning, December 15, 2011, at Massena Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks. Corinne was born March 12, 1941 at the family home in Hogansburg, the daughter of the late Henry and Catherine Casey White. She attended and graduated from Salmon River Central School. After graduating, she moved to Syracuse where she worked for Nationwide Insurance Company. She later returned t...
AKWESASNE –Dorothy Marie Sawatis, age 84, of 401 St. Regis Road, peacefully passed away on Monday afternoon, December 19, 2011 at Massena Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Dorothy was born June 21, 1927 in Watertown, the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Casey Sawatis. She attended schools in St. Regis and Bombay. She worked locally in Bombay. Dorothy was a homemaker who devoted her life to raising her children. She loved to spend time with her family and especially enjoyed w...
AKWESASNE - Mr. Randall T. “Man” Jacobs, age 59, of 78 Indian Village Road, Racquette Point, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, December 21, 2011 in the emergency room at Massena Memorial Hospital. Man was born October 31, 1952 in Malone, the son of the late Louis Gilbert and Nora Charlotte Mitchell Jacobs. He attended St. Regis Mohawk Schools and graduated from Salmon River Central School. On May 16, 1981, he married Rosalie A. Laughing at his family homestead in Akwesasne with Jus...
Roberta Benedict Martin, age 53 years, of Hogansburg NY, passed on Wednesday December 28, 2011 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone New York. Loving mother of Troy Benedict (Leah), Joseph Martin (Hurk), Nathan (Samson) Martin, Adam Martin, and Raeanne Benedict all of Akwesasne. Cherished grandmother of Tori Benedict, Blaze Benedict, Kyra Benedict, Bow Benedict, Casey Oakes, Cayde Oakes, Tayden Martin, and Makaya Martin. Roberta was predeceased by her husband, Louis Martin. Dear sister of J...
AKWESASNE – Kanatiio “Tiio” Adams, age 18, of 20 Friday Drive, Snye, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012. Kanatiio was born August 19, 1993 in Cornwall the son of Amanda Adams and the late Cory L. White. He attended Salmon River Central School before entering Salisbury Prep School in Connecticut where was currently a senior. Kanatiio loved to play hockey and lacrosse. As a young hockey player, he won the Little NHL Title with his Hotshot Teammates and played on the Akwesasne Minor Hockey team...
AKWESASNE – Mr. Abram L. Gray, age 44, of 56 Mary Road, unexpectedly passed away early Wednesday morning, January 4, 2011 at Massena Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors are his father, Abram Gray, Sr; his sisters, Leona and Terry Francis, Lisa Gray, Virginia “Ginger” Gray, and Lori Gray, all of Akwesasne; his brothers, Phillip and Mary Gray, Mike and Ann Marie Gray, and Norman and Margaret Gray, all of Akwesasne; his loving companion, Laurie Debyah; and many aunts uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call at the home of his f...
A big thank you to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino staff and their elves for their donation of gifts to the Akwesasne Child & Family Services children. It was greatly appreciated. From the staff of the Akwesasne Child & Family Services... Full story
Thank you, On Friday, December 23rd, the Akwesasne Soaring Eagles held their annual benefit raffle draw at the Snye Recreation. The tickets were drawn by Mary Smoke. Winners were Aaliyah Thomas, Rononkwatsheron:ni Laffin and Connie Sunday, each winning $1,000.00 and an IPad II. We like to thank all those that sold tickets and especially those who purchased tickets. Three top sellers were Tianna Back, Raven Oakes & Bailey Thomas. Thank you to the following team reps that were on hand to organize the draw and witness it too on Friday Dec. 23rd.... Full story
Niawen Kowa The Tri District Elders would like to send out a big Niawen kowa to Three Feathers Class II Casino for their generous donation of ($500) five hundred dollars to the Tri District Elders “Building Maintenance Fund.” We are truly grateful for the heartfelt gestures that this community has shown for the elders and can only hope that it continues to provide for those who have given so much in their past.... Full story
Niawen, Three Feathers Casino would like to thank the community and the vendors for making both of our Craft Fairs a success. The Craft Fair for November we gifted the proceeds from the table rentals to Tsiionkwanonhsohte and in December to Tsi Tewate’nikonhrakwata:ko, Let’s Mend our Mind Body and Spirit. Niawen Dawn LaFrance... Full story
The family of the late Dorothy M. Sawatis would like to send out a sincere thank you to all of our family and friends for your comforting words of condolence. Thank you to the ladies auxiliary, Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, Jacobs Tobacco, CKON and the staff in ICU at MMH. And everyone else who sent flowers and donations, your help and support was very much needed and appreciated in our time of sorrow. The family of Dorothy M. Sawatis... Full story
SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION RAFFLE WINNERS Raffle winners to the New Years Day Draw for the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 1479 are: 1st Place - $1,500.00 – Maryella Chubb 2nd Place - $1,000.00 – Gail Hart 3rd Place - $500.00 – Janet Tatro The Sons of the American Legion would like to thank all the people who purchased tickets and to the membership for selling tickets.... Full story
Letter to the Editor: As a mother and a woman of the Kanonsesne, I for one, am glad that when I come home to Akwesasne there is an absence of Christmas decor. We’re raising our son as a traditional child active in the Longhouse and as a family we don’t celebrate any Church based holidays. We have and we will continue to explain to our 5-year old the origins and the intended reasons for each holiday and why these holidays don’t pertain to us; as we don’t believe in Jesus Christ. Every year during each holiday we are forced to deal with everyon... Full story
CONTRABAND SEIZURES – The Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) made eleven (11) contraband tobacco seizures and one (1) drug related seizure in the following jurisdictions between November 9th and December 21st, 2011: Eleven (11) contraband seizures in South Glengarry, Ontario; One (1) drug seizure in Cornwall, Ontario; These seizures resulted in the arrest of the following eight (8) individuals who have been charged with Possession of Unstamped Tobacco, contrary to Section 32(1) of the Excise Act, 2001, and/or who are facing or have been c... Full story
COMMUNITY NOTICE The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Justice Department and Community Advocate Ernest King are advising community members that there has been a sudden increase in vehicles being seized at the CBSA Port of Entry in Cornwall for failure to report. CBSA has reportedly not been accepting any reasonable explanation for delays in reporting and zero tolerance is being practiced for vehicle seizures. Community members are being cautioned of the increase and should be prepared for a vehicle seizure should they fail to report directly to C...
Ernest M. “Kaientaronkwen” Benedict, age 92, passed on January 8, 2011. The son of Charles and Julia Jandreau Benedict. Husband of Florence Hopps. Charles Tarbell, age 78, passed on January 12, 2011. Roger Lauzon, age 63, passed on January 10, 2011. Son of Joseph and Hazel Martin Lauzon. Husband of Trudy Adams David Jerry Lazore Sr., age 75, passed on February 7, 2011. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Swamp Lazore. Husband of Barbara A. Bonaparte. Thomas H. Leduc, age 78. Son of Osee and Bernice Reome Leduc. Husband to Gail E. Churchill Germaine L....
Emmy Mitchell and Debbie Francis opened their Tsitewatenikonhrakwata:ko – Native Connections Home Detox on Nov. 23, 2011 and to date have seen a total of 14-patients seeking treatment for their various problems. “In November there was a community member who posted about their son who had been missing for 22-days, so Emmy and her sister-in-law went to help find him and bring him home,” said Debbie Francis. “Emmy brought him into her home and brought others in to help him go through the whole withdrawal process.” Since then Emmy Mitchell... Full story
January -Community grieves for Thomas “TJ” Bero -Akwesasne’s eldest, Anna Thompson, dies at 108 -Akwesasne Youth Leadership and the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders and Youth -Ft. Covington charges Twin Leaf manager in land issue -Parents shocked by twins on New Year Day -Ecstasy, cocaine, Oxy seized in undercover bust -Tribe holds public meeting on broadband initiative -Austrians and Mohawks share cultures at Kana:takon School -Massena proposes nuclear facility idea -Native DJs on the rise -“Homeless’ at Home in Akwesasne F.W. Dogg -Nor...
No iah! No iah! Happy New Year! The Haudenosaunee year of 2011 was a year of issues that confronted not only the traditional governments but the elective councils as well. • Identification Cards: The Haudenosaunee Documentation Committee worked on the Haudenosaunee ID Cards the whole year of 2011. They ran into difficulties but kept at the long and arduous work. Progress was made: equipment is in each of the satellite communities, the office has been set up as the distribution site (Onondaga and Six Nations) and a computer back up is also in p... Full story
Maliseet First Nation, New Brunswick, Canada Young people from the Maliseet First Nation will have the opportunity to learn the Maliseet language, thanks to support from the Government of Canada. Funding was announced by Mike Allen, Member of Parliament (Tobique-Mactaquac), on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. The funding will enable the Tobique Wellness Centre to offer a 16-week Language Nest program for children and their parents, which will include teaching traditional cultural... Full story
Reprinted from WORDS THAT COME BEFORE ALL ELSE Environmental Philosophies of the Haudenosaunee Continued from Vol. 29 #49 SECTION II: WHY THE FOUR WINDS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS The Four Winds are in trouble because human kind has lost respect for the power of the Four Winds and forgotten their importance to all life. The standard of living that is expected by industrial societies and their associated material goods have been traded for clean, unpolluted air. In trade for refreshing breaths are toxic materials which are the by-products of the... Full story
The Internet provides an endless supply of online learning resources that range from free to very expensive. If you want to enjoy a career as a software engineer, web developer, web designer, programmer, Internet marketing expert, or anything that involves Internet technologies, the following tips can help you find your way. Your Requirements Use a journal, 3-ring binder, or notebook to keep track of your goals. List your requirements and at minimum list the following plus anything else that is important to you: How much do you want to earn... Full story
