Articles from the January 6, 2022 edition
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Sha'tekohshéhne (Midwinter Ceremonies)
Sha'tekohshéhne is to be done every year, 5 sleeps after the first new moon of winter. However, due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the community,...
By New Year Begins with Old Safety Measures
by Kaniehtonkie The new year began much like last year – with local governments issuing precautions to mitigate the constant threat of COVID. Akwesasne, Kahnawake, and Six Nations all closed out 2...
RaceLife4Real
The race season runs between April to September and while it's not quite as long as down south, it's enough time to have the time of your life. Even...
Canada 2021: The Year in Review
By Miles Morrisseau. The biggest story of the year in Canada was also one of the oldest stories in the country. The discovery of unmarked children's...
Patrick Sawennakarate "Bucky" Leaf
AKWESASNE – One more leaf has fallen from the Leaf Family into the spirit world. After a lengthy illness, Patrick Sawennakarate "Bucky" Leaf of 2 R... Full story
Elizabeth G. Russell
MOIRA – Funeral Services for Elizabeth G. Russell,93, will be held Saturday (Jan. 8th) at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Brushton. Spring burial w... Full story
Tribal EOC Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases: 86 Total Active
10. AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Emergency Operations Center and Health Services reported seven (7) new cases of COVID-19 in...
Students of the Month
Students at the Salmon River Middle School have been participating in the Student of the Month Program. The program focuses on the featured character...
Generations Park staff installing ice
Generations Park has announced that the Travis Solomon Lacrosse Box will be closed for the next few days for staff to install ice. They will notify...
JOHN E. TREPTOW
HOGANSBURG – John E. "Jack" Treptow, 96, of Pearl Street, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Jack w... Full story
PHILIP H. TARBELL, Jr.
AKWESASNE – Philip H. Tarbell, Jr., 79, of State Route 37C, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 16, 2021 at his home. Phil was born on January... Full story
OBITUARIES OF THE YEAR 2021
Eleanor Thompson, age 96, passed away on January 7, 2021. Daughter of the late Anna Peters and Tobias Thompson. Martha L. LaFrance “Tewennate”, age 74, passed away on January 16, 2021. Daughter of...
AMPS Executes Search Warrant on Kawehno:ke
On December 28, 2021, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service executed a search warrant at a residence in the district of Kawehno:ke, resulting in the arrest of a Kawehno:ke resident. The search warrant...
January 2022 Tribal Monthly Meeting Registration Now Open
AKWESASNE. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announced that registration is now open for the Tribal Monthly Meeting being held on Saturday, Tsiothohrkó:wa/January 8, 2022. The registration...
THANKSGIVING ADDRESS – OHENTON KARIHWATEHKWEN
We direct our attention to the Life Forces on Mother Earth: to the waters, which quenches our thirst and provide for the well-being and the strength of plant life; to the animals, who provide us with...
Khia'tewenhniserá:ke Owenna'shón:'a (Ohrhonkè:ne- 1)
1. Oh nahsákiere shiiohrón'ke? What did you do this morning? 2. Onkwathón:te'ne ne teiohenrehtáhkhwa I did hear my alarm 3. Wà:kie I did wake up 4. S...
Headlines of the Year 2021
January 7, 2021 Vol. 39 #1 Update on Jan 5, 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak at Tsiionkwanonhso:te LTC Facility Draft Hemp Regulations Available for 30-Day Comment Period Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Administers...
New Year Begins with Old Safety Measures
by Kaniehtonkie The new year began much like last year – with local governments issuing precautions to mitigate the constant threat of COVID. Akwesasne, Kahnawake, and Six Nations all closed out 2...
Onkwehón:we Wahoná:ti Rotinonhwaktanión:ni Ronwatiia'takarénies Raotì:sere Tsiothohrkó:wa 2022
AHKWESÁHSHNE. Teiotsteríha Ononhkwa'shòn:'a Kaia'takenhnháhtshera kenkiohkwakè:ron skátne ne Kanón:no Ohstoronón:ke wa'thoti'nikonhrhá:ren tsi nahò:te...
Will Indigenous people get apology from US?
By Mary Annette Pember. An Apology to Native Peoples of the United States was signed into law in 2010, included on page 3,453 of the 3,475-page-long Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The...
First Nations & Canada reveal $40Billion draft deals to settle child welfare claims
First Nations organizations and the Federal government, along with class-action lawyers announced details of two agreements in principle that, if ratified, could end a nearly 15-year-old legal battle...
Five Climate Moves by the Biden Administration You May Have Missed in 2021
Although President Biden’s Build Back Better package is in limbo, the president is incorporating climate action and environmental justice into government decision-making. Critics say he should be d...
First Nations, Canada Wide, United States COVID-19 Update
First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada from December 26, 2021 to January 1, 2022. Atlantic – 45 Cases Quebec – 1...
Franklin County COVID-19 Statistics
Daily Statistics for Wednesday, January 5, 2022: New Positives: 83 Active Cases: 331 DOCCS Inmate Active: Bare Hill 4 New Deaths: 1 New Recovered: 38 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 581...
