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  • WAMPUM BELT KNOWLEDGE

    Jan 10, 2013

    Presentation For Youth Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Seniors Building (Behind Tribal Police Station) Snacks and light lunch provided. Social dance 7pm @ Mohawk Nation Longhouse This special presentation on reading wampum belts is sponsored by the Akwesasne Youth Leadership group and is geared towards youth who would like to expand their knowledge of Haudenosaunee history, language and cultural teachings. All community members also welcome. For more information please contact Teio Elijah at 315-705-8241 or email: t...

  • MID-WINTER CEREMONY

    Jan 10, 2013

    Starting Wednesday, January 16, 2013 The Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, Clan Mothers and Faithkeepers will be conducting Mid-Winter Ceremony starting on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. The ceremony will begin at 9:00 a.m. Items to bring: strawberry, syrup, corn soup, fry bread or corn bread and eating utensils bowls, spoons and cups. Please dress in your traditional outfits. All Onkwehonwe are welcome....

  • Benefit Annual Law Enforcement Hockey Tournament

    Jan 10, 2013

    Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 At Anowarakowa Arena 8 teams, AMPS, Tribe Police, Kahnawake, OPP, RCMP, Ottawa Police, Cornwall Police & US Border Patrol. Starts at 7AM with championship game at 7PM Benefit for Donna Benedict, diagnosed with Breast Cancer. For tourney info. Contact Ranatiiostha Swamp at ranatiiostha.swamp@akwesasne.ca For concession info. Contact Sandi Barnes at sandi/barnes@ambe.ca For raffle item info. Contact Michelle Rolfe at michelle.rolfe@akwesasne.ca...

  • White Corn Bread Making Class With instructor Tom Porter

    Jan 10, 2013

    Class on Jan. 17, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the St. Regis Recreation. We encourage any adult who signs up to bring a youth with them. FOR AGES 12 YEARS AND UP. Funds for this class are from N.C.B.P. Funds and sponsored by the St. Regis Recreation. Any one wishing to register or have any questions please call Johanne at 613-575-2628....

  • Call For Onkwehonwe Artists

    Jan 10, 2013

    Are you interested in organizing an artist’s guild? A guild is a group of committed artists who want to share, learn, teach or just be around other creative people with the same interests and concerns regarding shows, sales, promotion of native art and culture. It is also a group of creative people who want to see positive change or be the change for Akwesasne. Our first meeting will be held at the St. Regis Recreation Centre from 4 pm to 6 pm, January 18, 2013. Discussion will take place on how a guild will help artists, signing up and t...

  • MOCCASIN MAKING CLASS

    Jan 10, 2013

    With instructor Alicia Cook At the St. Regis Recreation on Jan. 15 and 16 From 5:30 to 8:30 each day. This class is for anyone 12 years old and up. We also encourage any adult that registers to do so with a youth. This moccasin making class is made available thru the N.C.B.P. Funding program and sponsored by the St. Regis Recreation. Anyone wishing to register please call Johanne at 613-575-2628. Only the first 16 people to call and register will be accepted....

  • 2013 Winter Carnival King and Queen

    Jan 10, 2013

    The St. Regis Recreation will be hosting this year’s Winter Carnival. This year will be the 22nd year for the Winter Carnival. We are looking for nominations for a King and Queen for the 2013 Winter Carnival. The king and queen should be elders from Akwesasne. The king and queen can be a married couple or a single male and female. One of the duties of the King and Queen are to attend as many activities as they can during the Winter Carnival. All you have to do to nominate someone for king and queen is submit a letter of why you are n...

  • Massena Overpowers Salmon River To Win 74-38

    B Sonny White|Jan 10, 2013

    Fort Covington - The Salmon River Boys Varsity Basketball Team fell short to the Massena Red Raiders 74-38. The Massena Red Raiders started off the game quickly by building a quick 7 point lead. As the 1st quarter progressed, the Salmon River Shamrocks started to adapt to Massena’s style of play. The Red Raiders continued to build the lead into the 2nd quarter with fast offensive breakouts and consistent defense. At the start of the 3rd quarter, Salmon River started to play more consistent defen...

  • Akwesasne Gets the Best of Morrisburg

    Ian Oakes|Jan 10, 2013

    On December 29 at the Anowara’ko:wa Arena, the Akwesasne Wolves and the Morrisburg Lions squared off in a game that was rife with seemingly steady trips to the box, as seems to be the norm between these two teams because they don’t like each other. The first period was nearly scoreless, but Sylvester Bzdyl scored deep in the first, with 3 seconds left. Bzdyl was assisted by Michael Paquette and Chris Rutley. No one scored in the second period as both goalies were too tough, allowing Mor...

  • Akwesasne Wolves Fall To Char-Lan Rebels in Shootout

    Ian Oakes|Jan 10, 2013

    On December 23 at Anowara’ko:wa, the Char-lan Rebels took the extra point in a shootout against Akwesasne in a 3-2 win. A goal came late in the first for the Wolves, with Marc-Antoine Kamel scoring an unassisted goal with 3:28 left in the period. No goals were scored in the second, and early in the third, Char-lan tied the game up at 19:16. Lawson MacDougall scored with help from Connor Primeau and Ross Craig. The Rebels would go on to take the lead with a power play goal at 11:12 by Connor P...

  • Three local girls from Akwesasne from Scanlon Creek Hockey Academy in Tourney This Weekend

    Jan 10, 2013

    Submitted by Shari Adams This weekend they will be playing in the OHA Showcase Tournament, Jan. 11-12 2013 in Cornwall at the Benson Centre, SC Hockey Academy is a program developed for student-athletes from all over the world. Through our passion for hockey development and coaching, combined with a high level academic program, we have created an all-inclusive environment for the full-time hockey player. Making it to the highest level of hockey requires great dedication and discipline. The...

  • NLL 2013 Schedule

    Jan 10, 2013

    Fri. Jan. 11 Buffalo Bandits at Philadelphia Wings 7:00pm in Philadelphia Sat. Jan. 12 Minnesota Swamp at Buffalo Bandits 7:30pm in Buffalo Sat. Jan. 12 Toronto Rock at Calgary Roughnecks 9:00 PM EST in Calgary Sun. Jan. 13 Toronto Rock at Edmonton Rush 4:00 PM EST in Edmonton Sat. Jan. 19 Philadelphia Wings at Toronto 7:00pm in Toronto Sat. Jan. 19 Buffalo Bandits at Rochester Knighthawks 7:30pm in Rochester, NY Fri. Jan. 25 Minnesota Swarm at Toronto 7:30pm in Toronto Sat. Jan. 26 Toronto Rock at Rochester Knighthawks 7:30pm in Rochester, NY...

  • The Salmon River Athletic Hall of Fame

    Jan 10, 2013

    The Salmon River Athletic Hall of Fame would like to announce that this year’s Induction Ceremony will take place June 1st, 2013 at the Brass Horse. If you would like to nominate a former Salmon River athlete, coach, team, or honor someone that had a significant impact on the Salmon River community, the deadline to do so is January 16th, 2013. For more information, please visit the hall of fame website at: shamrockhof.com...

  • The Akwesasne Minor Hockey Association 2013 LITTLE NATIVE HOCKEY LEAGUE TRY OUTS

    Jan 10, 2013

    Sunday, January 13, 2013 Anowarakowa Arena, Akwesasne, Ontario 2:00pm: Tyke 6U 3:00pm: Atom 10U 4:00pm Novice 8U 5:00pm Peewee 12U All players must provide Canadian status card in order to be eligible. Also seeking coaches to assist with teams who hold Ontario Coaching Stream 1&2. Little NHL will occur March 11-14, 2013 in Mississauga, Ontario. For information contact Tobi Sunday 613-575-1112, 518-514-8277 Or kwi42@hotmail.com...

  • 2013 Section X High School Sports Schedule

    Jan 10, 2013

    BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 Salmon River at Canton TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013 Canton at Massena Gouverneur at Salmon River GIRLS BASKETBALL THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 Canton at Salmon River FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 Non League Massena at St. Lawrence Central SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 Non League MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 Salmon River at Gouverneur Massena at Canton THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 Potsdam at Massena Malone at Salmon River BOYS HOCKEY FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 Salmon River at Thousand Islands-Alex Bay Massena Tournament...

  • Anowarakowa Arena Schedule January 10-17, 2013

    Jan 10, 2013

    Thursday Jan. 10 4:30-5:30 A. Delormier 6-9 AMHA 9pm Wolves Friday, Jan. 11 7am-8pm AMPS Tournament Saturday, Jan. 12 8-10 Akwesasne Skating Club 10-11 IP 11-12 Novice 3pm Wolves vs. Casselman 6-7:30 Public Skating 7:30-8:30 Sticks n Pucks 8:30pm Xpress Gas 9:30-10:30 Jenya Sunday, Jan. 13 8-10 Jenya 10 IP 11 Atom 12 Midget vs. Long Sault 2-6 Little NHL 8-9:30 J. Ritchie Monday Jan. 14 2pm Walking Club 6 Novice 7 Midget 8 Bantam vs. South Dundas Tuesday Jan. 15 5:30 IP 6:30 Atom vs. Long Sault 7:30-9 Midget 9pm Xpress Gas Wednesday Jan. 16 3-8...

  • Abby Kelly Surpasses 1,000 Point Mark and Makes SRCS Basketball History

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Jan 10, 2013

    Last Friday night on Salmon River’s home court there was a lot of cheering as fans saw Junior Abby Kelly reach a pinnacle of her SRCS basketball career by shooting her 1,000th career point. When Abby shot and made the three pointer to give her 1,000 points, the crowd quickly sprung to its feet for a well deserved standing ovation. The game was stopped for Abby to be recognized for her accomplishment by her coach, Karen Francis. Abby, a third year veteran, has led the team, division and league i...

  • SRCS Girls Win Harrisville Tourney

    Rachelle Garrow Hayes|Jan 10, 2013

    Over the weekend of December 14 and 15, the SRCS girl’s varsity basketball team traveled to Harrisville to participate in a tournament. They left Harrisville on Saturday with the tournament crown. On Friday night the Lady Shamrocks defeated Immaculate Heart Catholic School by a score of 47-35 to get into the Championship final game against Harrisville High School. Abby Kelly led the Shamrocks with 24 points which included one three pointer. Taylor Francis and Jaiden Mitchell followed with s...

  • Benefit Annual Law Enforcement Hockey Tournament

    Jan 10, 2013

    Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 At Anowarakowa Arena 8 teams, AMPS, Tribe Police, Kahnawake, OPP, RCMP, Ottawa Police, Cornwall Police & US Border Patrol. Starts at 7AM with championship game at 7PM Benefit for Donna Benedict, diagnosed with Breast Cancer. For tourney info. Contact Ranatiiostha Swamp at ranatiiostha.swamp@akwesasne.ca For concession info. Contact Sandi Barnes at sandi.barnes@ambe.ca For raffle item info. Contact Michelle Rolfe at michelle.rolfe@akwesasne.ca...

  • Free Public Skating at Salmon River Arena

    Jan 10, 2013

    Sat. Jan. 12th 6:00-8:00pm Sun. Jan. 13th 2:00-4:00pm Sat. Jan. 19th 6:00-8:00pm Sun. Jan. 20th 2:00-4:00pm...

  • St. Lawrence Edges Salmon River 6-3

    B Sonny White|Jan 10, 2013

    Fort Covington - The Salmon River Boys Varsity Hockey Team lost a match-up against the St. Lawrence Larries 6-3. The Salmon River Shamrocks started off the 1st minute of the match with a goal 23 seconds in to put Salmon River on the board 1-0. St. Lawrence responded quickly to tie up the game and ended the 1st period with a score of 3-1. St. Lawrence continued the offensive attack chipping in 2 goals to raise the score to 5-1. Salmon River responded by scoring a goal by Jarid Gray to make the...

  • Salmon River Downs Massena 43-39

    B Sonny White|Jan 10, 2013

    Massena - The Salmon River Girls Varsity Basketball Team defeated the Massena Lady Red Raiders 43-39. The Salmon River Shamrocks started off the 1st quarter of the match slowly, but as the 1st quarter went on, the Shamrocks started picked up the pace but the Lady Red Raiders reacted quickly and kept the game close. The 2nd quarter was similar to the first with the Shamrocks offense battling to up the score while the Lady Red Raiders offense was consistent, ending the 1st half at the score of 22-20. At the beginning of the 3rd quarter, the...

  • Massena Varsity Wrestling

    Jan 10, 2013

    Massena Red Raiders Varsity Wrestling traveled to the 44th Annual Peru Wrestling Classic over the weekend. Wrestling started Friday evening and finished up Saturday with 10 Red Raiders finishing in the top 6 of their weight classes. Akwesasne’s Nolan Terrance had a great weekend of wrestling winning all 3 of his matches and pinning Joe Ramada of Essex Junction (5:16) for the 285-pound title. Placing in their respective weight classes were Isaiah Perry 2nd place, 3rd place going to Skyler C...