Articles from the January 14, 2021 edition
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CKON Tetewatha:ren with Reen Cook, Michael Cook and Dr. Ben Kelly
By Kaniehtonkie CKON’s Reen Cook interviewed Mike Cook, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services (SRMTHS) Director and Dr. Benson Kelly, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Clinical Director on Tetewatha:ren T...
MCA Community Health Announces Pre-Registration for COVID-19 Vaccine
The Department of Health’s (DOH) Community Health Program is announcing pre-registration for the COVID-19 vaccine for community members living, working, or attending school in the northern portion of...
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Vandalism on Mohawk Assembly of God
By Mahlon Smoke On January 1st and 2nd, the Mohawk Assembly of God was discovered to have been visited by vandals who graffiti "M V" "FIND" the...
Use of force: Capitol vs. Standing Rock
By Dalton Walker. Today. Reprinted with permission from Indian County Today. As a violent mob backing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol...
ELEANOR THOMPSON
Eleanor Thompson peacefully passed away at Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long Term Care on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the age of 96 years. Loving mother of... Full story
MARTHA L. LaFRANCE "Tewennate"
Martha Louise LaFrance "Tewennate", 74, of 219 Racquette Point Road, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Tsiionkwanso:te. Martha was born on... Full story
MATAYIA A. GARROW "Tekahontsiawakon"
Matayia A. Garrow, "Tekahontsiawakon", 25, of 4 Rooseveltown Road, unexpectedly passed away early Friday morning, January 8, 2021 in Akwesasne. Tayia... Full story
THOMAS DAVID "Anenhren:te"
Thomas David, "Anenhren:te", 88, of 21 David Lane, Kawehnoke, peacefully passed away Friday evening, January 8, 2021 at his home. Tom was born on... Full story
Public health expert encourages younger, healthy people to get the COVID-19 vaccine
By Andy Gardner St. Lawrence County’s Board of Health president is urging everyone, especially the young, healthy, and fit, to be vaccinated for COVID-19, who he warns may not die of the disease b...
SUNY Potsdam will be mass vaccination site
By Andy Gardner POTSDAM – SUNY Potsdam will be a regional COVID-19 vaccination site, and the St. Lawrence County Public Health Department expects to have four more lined up by the end of the week. D...
Ontario declares second provincial lockdown
By Kaniehtonkie Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued a second provincial emergency lockdown on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Facing high rates of COVID-19 that threaten more deaths than seen during the...
AMPS Reminds Residents to Stay Home During Curfew Hours
In November 2020, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne reinstated the community curfew in accordance with the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law. This was due to the increase of COVID-19 cases in the...
Nova Scotia RCMP arrest 23 in connection to burning of the lobster pound
HALIFAX. Twenty-three people were arrested by the Nova Scotia RCMP in connection to a pair of incidents that occurred outside of a lobster pound in southwestern Nova Scotia. In October 2020 the Sipekn...
Welcome Home Circle Receives First "Home"
By Tsionatiio "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members," Coretta Scott King. The...
Report Urges Biden to Reverse Trump's Environmental Rollbacks
By Brett Wilkins, EcoWatch A report published December 29, 2020 by the eco-advocacy group Environment America urges President-elect Joe Biden to immediately restore critical environmental protections...
Alaska Native artist shares story behind stamp
By Sandra Hale Schulman. Special to Indian Country Today. Reprinted with permission. A striking new stamp by Tlingit/Athabascan artist Rico Lanáat'...
Stay Off the Ice
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Snowmobile, ATV, and Vessel Enforcement Unit (SAVE) would like to remind the community to stay off the ice. Akwesasne and...
Nicandri Nature Center Open to Visitors
By Mary LaFrance I always enjoy the Nicandri Nature Center at 19 Robinson Bay Road in Massena, NY. Just a short drive from Akwesasne with miles of...
