Articles from the January 9, 2020 edition
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CBSA & MCA LAUNCH COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE BORDER CROSSING EXPERIENCE AT CORNWALL PORT OF ENTRY
(Tsiothohrkó:wa/January 8, 2020) CORNWALL — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) are pleased to announce the launch of a co-developed strategy to improve th...
Alice Hyde's First Baby of 2020 from Akwesasne
Malone, NY (1/2/2020) – UVM Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center welcomed its first baby of 2020 into the world on Thursday, with the birth of...
Memo shows 1/3 of all deaths by RCMP gunfire were Indigenous people
The Globe and Mail, through Access to Information laws, obtained a memo stating one-third of all people shot to death by RCMP officers over a 10-year period were Indigenous. More data about police...
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Montour CPAs celebrates opening in their newly renovated downtown Akwesasne building
By Andy Gardner Barbara Montour CPA and Associates are now up and running out of a revitalized century-old building in downtown Akwesasne. Montour,...
AKWESASNE MOHAWK POLICE SEIZE CANNABIS, CANNABIS EXTRACTS, AND CURRENCY
(January 8, 2020) On January 7, 2020, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Marine Unit (SAVE) was conducting pro-active marine patrols on the St. Lawrence...
ANN C. GRAY
AKWESASNE – Ann C. Gray, 69, of 516 Cook Road, unexpectedly passed away Sunday morning, December 22, 2019 at University of Vermont Health Network a... Full story
Joseph Lawrence Kanantakaien Sharrow Jr. "Boat"
Joseph Lawrence Kanantakaien Sharrow Jr. "Boat" of Tsi Snaihne passed away suddenly on December 28, 2019. He is survived by his mother Janice... Full story
KIENON JACE LaFRANCE
AKWESASNE – Kienon Jace LaFrance, "Kawisoh:ton" of 25 Toby Roundpoint Road, Tsi Snaihne, will forever remain 21 after tragically passing away from i... Full story
Upcoming Blood Donation Opportunities
Malone 1/17/2020: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Verizon, 266 West Main Street Madrid 1/13/2020: 3:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Madrid Community Center, 1833 State Highway 345 Massena 1/15/2020: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., St...
Teachings of the Midwinter
The MCA Traditional Medicine Program and SRMT Traditional Support Program are sponsoring a FREE workshop on midwinter teachings! When: Thursdays (January 2-23) Time: 1 PM - 4 PM Where: Akwesasne...
New Year, new laws in Canada – which may or may not affect you
There are 46 new laws this year, some across Canada and others only province wide. Listed here are the new laws that will come into effect in Canada and in the province of Ontario and Quebec in 2020....
Niawen
NIAWEN from the family of the late Evan R. Adams… I apologize for taking long in giving thanks, but each time I tried to write a thank you letter tears would fall and I couldn’t continue writing, my...
Attention Community Members
December 22, 2019 At the December Monthly Meeting I, Ruth Bell, made a motion that a committee be formed to review our Procedures Act. The motion passed. The purpose of the committee would be to...
Seven Dancers Coalition Events
Youth Singing and Drumming Every Tuesday - 5:30-6:30 Haudenosaunee Songs, Longhouse Social Dance Songs Sapling to Cedar Youth program Parents, aunts, uncles, totas welcome. Grief Talking Circle...
The year two thousand – twenty years ago
What were you doing twenty years ago? What did you like then? What would you save to show in twenty years from now? Twenty years ago, Louise Herne...
Massena Hospital CEO believes St. Lawrence Health affiliation is a step toward more modern healthcare
By Andy Gardner MASSENA. Now that St. Lawrence Health System is taking over Massena Memorial Hospital, the MMH CEO says he thinks the affiliation will transition Massena into a more modern facility....
$15 MINIMUM WAGE PHASE-IN TO CONTINUE IN 2020 FOLLOWING DOB ANALYSIS SHOWING ONGOING ECONOMIC STRENGTH
(December 5, 2019) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the $15 minimum wage phase-in will take effect December 31, 2019 after a statutorily required...
Mid-Winter Ceremonies to begin January 29, 2020
The Midwinter Ceremonies are set to take place at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 5 sleeps after the new moon. Before then...
Wa'akwa'níkhon
1. Onkwanèn:ra - Our group 2. Sha'té:kon nikiónhne - There were 8 of us 3. Tanon tsieià:ta iakón:kwe - And 1 woman 4. Wenhni'tanó:ron tánon Aronhi...
Typhoons Midget "A" Are Belleville Bearcats New Year Classic Champs
The Cornwall Typhoons Midget A came away champions at the 2020 Belleville Bearcats New Year Classic held from January 3-5, 2020. Congrats ladies!!...
Tsi Snaihne School Raising Money for Water Filtration System
Submitted by TSS Staff Tsi Snaihne School has been participating in Coffee for Water fundraisers to work toward their goal of getting a new water...
Tsi Snaihne School Christmas Countdown
By Derrick Lafrance A polished performance marked the end of the year for the Tsi Snaihne School has they presented their annual concert called...
Farm Service Agency Low Interest Storage Loans are Available
The Farm Service Agency’s Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities and to purchase portable (new or used) s...
IN MEMORIAM 2019
This issue, the first of the year, is dedicated to the following people who left us in 2019. They are all greatly missed. John “Atsienhaienton” Lafrance, age 90, Turtle Clan, passed away on Jan...
Headlines of 2019 – Year in Review
JANUARY 10, 2019 Vol. #37 #1 Akwesasne Woman Charged with Multiple Larcenies, Fleeing Police, and Numerous Offences Former Deposed District Chief Voted Back In SRMT Files Suit Against Opioid...
