Articles from the March 4, 2010 edition
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MCA: US Border Patrol needs permission to enter Tsi Snaihne
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne said they received calls from community members recently regarding sightings of U.S. Border Patrol vehicles patrolling in the District of Tsi Snaihne (Snye). Tsi...
Search suspended for missing snowmobiler
The Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue conducted aerial surveillance this past weekend in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the body of Donald Leo Joseph Rockburn, 24 years of age, of Cornwall,...
By MCA to elect Island chiefs Saturday
Once again, residents of Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) will head the polls to elect four district chiefs to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in a by-election being held eight months after the original...
Mohawk School celebrates birthday of Dr. Seuss
Students at the St. Regis Mohawk School spent the day Tuesday celebrating the life and books of children’s author Dr. Seuss. March 2nd is National R...
Elder explains more about photo
Indian Time was paid a visit this week by 83-year-old Elda Cook who wanted to share some memories of the old neighborhood in Hogansburg that was...
SADIE REBECCA (THOMPSON) PERKINS
AKWESASNE - Mrs. Sadie R. (Thompson) Perkins, age 91, formerly of 378 State Route 37, peacefully passed away after a brief illness on Friday evening,...
Niawen
Niawen We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our family, friends and the community for the fund raisers and the support shown to us for 4 year old Gracie Laughing going through her...
In loving Memory of Louis “Jombay” Lazore Jr.
We thought of you with love today But that is nothing new We thought about you yesterday and days before that too We think of you in silence We even...
MISSING BASKETS
Letter to Editor: MISSING BASKETS I was very shocked and hurt that someone could be so selfish to take my baskets from my home. They were gifts and were given to me and my children because we meant...
Casino’s Mohawk Super Jackpot continues to gain momentum
The wildly successful Mohawk Super Jackpot continues to gain in guest popularity as well as “edge of your seat” excitement as for the second time, the jackpot has exceeded 50,000! Debbie Sankus of...
Police arrest two individuals for November assault
On November 28th, 2009 in the early morning hours, an incident occurred at a residence located on Cornwall Island which involved 4 people from the Syracuse, New York area. The individuals, two males...
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Blotter
7 Calls for Service for the Month of February 2 Warrants of Committal Executed 4 Bench Warrants Executed 1 Search Warrant Executed 3 Missing Persons 2 Residential Break and Enters 2 Impaired...
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino did indeed have a Wild Wild Weekend
“I’ve never won anything more than a $100 in my life!” came the exasperated cry of Carol McHale, the grand prize winner, and only one of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino’s Wild Wild Weekend lucky players...
Akwesasne Winter Carnival Writing Contest Winners
The following submissions were winners of the Indian Time Children’s Writing Contest held during the 19th Annual Akwesasne Winter Carnival last month. Age 7 and Under Winner: Janie Johnson Why I L...
We Love Visitors!
Indian Time is lucky to receive many visitors every week. Whether it’s a parent bringing in a new baby for a photograph or an elder who wants us to l...
Mid-Winter Teachings
Students in Ms. Nancy Thompson’s class at the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School learned all about the traditional Mid-Winter Ceremony last month. Virginia J...
2C1Forest - A Network of People Creating a Network of Conserved Lands THE DISAPPEARING BLACK ASH AND THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE FIRST NATIONS
In the Northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion First Nations (Native Americans) are investing time, energy and resources into the restoration of the...
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no...
Am I in a Healthy Relationship? Part- 2
Submitted by Wholistic Health & Wellness Program A relationship is unhealthy when it involves mean, disrespectful, controlling, or abusive behavior. Some people live in homes with parents who fight a...
THE MESSAGE OF THE KAYANEREKOWA
THE NATURE OF PEACE Some people interpret the Great Law as authorizing the spread of Peace through aggressive actions and war. Others point to the Tree of Peace as the symbol of the Confederacy, and t...
Haudenosaunee Confederacy News
•• The Haudenosaunee Confederacy held a Grand Council meeting on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Onondaga Longhouse. The Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs sent a delegation of five (5) chiefs and ove...
Mohawk Lesson
Ronakiokowá:nen ne ratiksa’okón:’a, ronteweiénstha tánon iakotirihonnién:ni ne Ahkwesáhsne Rontatewenní:io Tsi Ionteweienstáhkhwa watehono’tsinehtsherontanónhne Kawehnó:ke tsi teiontsihkwa’ek...
Parents learn how to make their own baby food
On Feb. 25, Community Health’s Healthy Babies Healthy Children program held one of their hands-on baby food making classes at the St. Regis R...
Blast from the Past
Mrs. Benoit-Grade 1-St. Regis Mohawk School-May 1971 Top row-Vernon White, Barry Thomas, unknown, Mrs. Benoit, Jay Herne, Richard Garrow, Danny...
It’s a Boy!
Name: Jakobie Devonn James Born: Monday, February 8, 2010 Parents: Tina Conners-James and Ricky James, Gaithersburg MD Siblings: Nakaia Conners-James...
