Articles from the January 7, 2021 edition
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UPDATE ON JAN 5, 2021 COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT TSIIONKWANONHSO:TE LTC FACILITY
In our ongoing effort to keep the community up to date with regard to COVID-19, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne provides you with the following information: We have received confirmation from the...
Draft Hemp Regulations Available for 30-Day Comment Period
AKWESASNE — Subsequent to the tribal referendum held on December 3, 2016; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced that draft regulations have been developed for governing the cultivation of hemp u...
By Area public health official answers frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccine
By Andy Gardner CANTON — With COVID-19 vaccinations slowly rolling out, a top local public health official recently explained some of the frequently asked questions for the vaccine. Dr. Andrew W...
SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE ADMINISTERS FIRST OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN AKWESASNE
On the morning of Tsiothórha/December 29, 2020, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) Health Services Director Michael Cook and Dr. Ben Kelly were the...
ABRAM PHILLIPS
Abram Phillips, 77, of 1090 Drum Street Road, passed away late Thursday evening, December 31, 2020 at Upstate University Hospital. Abram was born on... Full story
HELEN WOOD WHITE
Helen Wood White, 78, of Meadowview Lane, passed away Friday afternoon, December 25, 2020 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital after a brief illness. Helen was... Full story
CHARLES RONALD COOKE
Our precious father, Charles Ronald Cooke passed away at the age of 87 to be reunited with his family in heaven. Ronald (chose to go by his middle... Full story
BETTY ANN DAVID "KANERAHTAROROKS"
Betty Ann David, Eel Clan, 71, of 15 Racquette Point Road, journeyed back to the Spirit World on Tuesday morning, December 15, 2020 at Champlain Valle... Full story
OBITUARIES 2020
Kienon Jace LaFrance, age 25, passed away on January 4, 2020. Son of James J. and Charlotte Christina (Weir) LaFrance. Agnes Mary Cook “Owesokon” age 101, passed away on January 10, 2020. Daughter of... Full story
Native ironworkers' tradition continues on North Campus
By Melanie Lefkowitz. Reprinted with permission from the Cornell Chronicle For six generations, Mohawk ironworkers have "walked the steel."...
NYS Builds Nation's Longest Multi-Use State Trail – The Empire Trail
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced completion of the Empire State Trail, now the nation’s longest multi-use state trail, which will be fully open on December 31. The trail spans 750-miles t...
Conditions of all Massena Central educational buildings will be analyzed, documented
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – Contractors working on the Massena Central School District’s capital project will conduct a building condition survey of all district buildings, which the state requires eve...
Akwesasne Man Accused of Fleeing Traffic Stop, Ramming State Police Vehicle
An Akwesasne man is facing numerous charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and ramming a state police vehicle. On Saturday, Jan. 2, state police say troopers stopped a vehicle on state Route...
MCA Reports 8 New Cases of COVID-19; 20 Active
January 6, 2020 - The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports that as of January 4, 2021, a total of eight (8) new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the northern portion o...
Massena Central parents, staff growing frustrated with quarantine rules that aren't up to the school district
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Massena Central superintendent told the Board of Education there is frustration among students and staff who are directed to stay home due to COVID-19 precautions, but t...
ROTINONHSHON:NI AKWESASNE SOCIAL DANCES
(Reprinted with approval from the Native North American Travelling College) Continued from last week Standing Quiver' or Stomp Dance Watahtshero:ton...
Atsherónni
1. Áhta (Ahtáhkwa) Shoes 2. Onia'tará:'a áhta Shoes – cloth 3. Ionkia'tahseronnia'tahkhwa áhta Shoes – dress 4. Na'tekahsinéhsa atháhster...
SNYE RECREATION CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY WINNERS
The Snye Recreation would like to Thank all those who participated in our recent Holiday Give-away. We had a 12 Days of Christmas give-away on our Snye Recreation Facebook Page. For the 12 days we...
Registration Now Open for January 2021 Tribal Monthly Meeting
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announces that registration is now open for the January 2021 Tribal Monthly Meeting. The brief registration process enables the Tribal Clerk to quickl...
Troopers still looking for leads in unsolved 2002 murder
WESTVILLE - State Police are still looking for leads in an unsolved 2002 Westville murder. Marie H. Fleury, 64, of 3835 State Route 37 was found...
Massena Central faced with tough upcoming budget year
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Massena Central School District is looking at “a tough budget year” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Loren Fountaine, who chairs the Board of Education’s Finance Committ...
Mohawk-Iroquois Leaders in History
©by Doug George-Kanentiio Over the course of our history, we have had many leaders during peace and war. Most of us know of Captain Joseph Brant, Cornplanter, Hendricks, Red Jacket, Handsome Lake,...
Seven Wins (almost) for the Year 2020
In 2020, wildfires raged through Australia and the American West, hurricanes battered Central America and the Gulf Coast, dark clouds of locusts descended on the Horn of Africa, and a new, deadly...
New Arrival
Name: Wrenleigh R. Tarbell Born: Dec 21, 2020 Weight: 7lbs 11oz Height: 20 1/2 inches Time: 6:03pm Parents: Jhazmayn Jacobs and Caleigh Tarbell...
