Articles from the May 4, 2017 edition
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AKWESASNE MOHAWK POLICE SEIZE OVER $300,000 IN DRUGS
(May 1, 2017) AKWESASNE – On Friday April 28, 2017, the Investigations Unit of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service intercepted a vehicle on C...
Tribe Designates May 5th National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Native Women and Girls
AKWESASNE — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will be recognizing the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls on Friday, Onerahtohkó:wa/May 5, 2017; pursuant to Tribal Co...
Native Nations Lead People's Climate March in Washington, DC
(April 29, 2017) Washington – Native Nations led hundreds of thousands of people in Saturday's People's Climate March from the US Capitol Building to...
SRCS Mohawk Club and Santa Fe Indian School Complete Third Cultural Exchange
By Katsitsionni Fox This was the third year that the Mohawk Club and Santa Fe Indian School participated in a cultural exchange. The host teachers fro...
Everybody Agrees – The CKON Sock Hop was a Success!
Submitted by Diane McDonald Akwesasne – On Friday, April 28, 2017 CKON Radio hosted an adult Sock Hop with a 50's and 60's theme at the former IGA b...
Letter to the Editor
May 2, 2017 To The Editor, She:kon. The spring season has sprung upon Akwesasne, and the fair weather is allowing residents to share their often astute local observations. One topic of discussion is...
Letter to the Editor
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 412 State Route 37 Akwesasne, NY 13655 Chief Beverly Cook Chief Ron Lafrance Jr. Chief Eric Thompson Sub-Chief Shelly Jacobs Sub-Chief Michael Conners Jr. Sub-Chief Cheryl...
Correction
Last week, the Salmon River Middle School Honor Roll was submitted to Indian Time with a student omitted from the list. Dalton Wilcox also made Grade 8 Honor Roll. Congratulations...
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Akwesasne's Annual Roadside Cleanup Day
The Annual Roadside Cleanup took place once again, with two sign-up stations on both sides of Akwesasne. It was a good feeling to see the community...
I Love My Park Day
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017 Where: Robert Moses State Park, Massena Volunteer on May 6th and be a part of this exciting statewide event to celebrate and enhance New York’s state parks and historic s...
Native North American Travelling College Hosts CD Release Party
The NNATC hosted a CD release party, on Saturday April 29, at the Mohawk School. They centered it around the social songs, which were the songs that...
Teal to Heal Family Walk/Run held at Tewatahita Walking Trail
One in three women, one in six men, and one in two transgender will experience sexual assault in their lifetime. This is just one of the many facts...
Tsi Snaihne School Student Council Puts On Talent Show
Submitted by Lynda Brown Students, staff, and family members enjoyed performances by over 30 students in the Student Council Talent Show at Tsi...
EXCELSIOR SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SESSIONS THIS FRIDAY
Carl McCall, Chairman, SUNY Board of Trustees, will host two Excelsior Scholarship Information Sessions in the North Country. WHEN: Friday, May 5, 10:00 AM WHERE: SUNY Potsdam Raymond Hall 8th Floor...
Strong Roots Charitable Foundation & CAA Management Present Tsi Snaihne Recreation with Donation
On April 25th, the Tsi Snaihne Recreation were the lucky recipients of a large donation made by both the Strong Roots Charitable foundation and by...
Theresa Connors Appointed to Tribal Election Board
AKWESASNE – On Onerahtókha/April 24, 2017; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Clerk Betty Roundpoint conducted the swearing-in for incoming Tribal Election Bo...
TSS Celebrates Administrative Professionals' Day
Submitted by Lynda Brown The Tsi Snaihne School staff and students would like to give a big THANK YOU to our amazing Administrative Assistant, Char...
US Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Build Access to Cultural Educational Opportunities for Native Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), and Steve Daines (R-MT) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to make sure Native American students who are eligible for fe...
THREE SISTERHOOD
Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens Long ago when the Mohawk People lived in the villages beside the Mohawk River in what is...
Malone Chess Club Inc. to Host Chess Tournaments
Submitted by Matthew Rogers, President Malone Chess Club, Inc. The Malone Chess Club, Inc. a local charitable youth organization, will be hosting two...
Sixties Scoop Attorney Makes Akwesasne Presentation
On April 18 attorney Jessica Braude from the Wilson-Christen law firm in Toronto came to Akwesasne to meet with possible claimants in the Sixties Scoop class action suit against Canada. After nine...
97.3 CKON Sock Hop a Huge Success
By Karonhiaton ♪ "One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock, Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock, Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o...
US Attorneys General Band Together to Fight Trumps Rollbacks of Air Quality Standards and Reconfirm Commitment to Paris Climate Agreement
April 26, 2017. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in urging Congress to reject the rollback of critical protective ozone air quality standards. In...
