Articles from the May 15, 2008 edition
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Sheriff denies making Akwesasne connection in Stockholm murder
A 31-year-old Stockholm man was shot dead Tuesday morning following an incident police are calling a homicide and robbery. On Wednesday, St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin Wells told Indian Time that...
Cornwall teen dies in school stabbing
A 16-year-old Cornwall boy was brutally stabbed to death in front of his peers Monday at the T.R. Leger alternative high school. Following an alleged scuffle outside the school on St. Lawrence...
A Powwow for AMBE
The AMBE Early Years, Head Start, Pre-K and Kindergarten hosted a Powwow on April 29, 2008 at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena. The emcee for the event was...
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Tribe’s playground to be ready next month
A playground, concession stand, bathrooms and sports playing field will be ready for use next month, said St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Sub-Chief Ron...
Declining Statement for position of Chief – by Paul Thompson – 2008 Tribal Election
Declining Statement for position of Chief – by Paul Thompson – 2008 Tribal Election Letter to the Editor, I, Paul O. Thompson, of Ahnawate, Akwesasne Mohawk territory, decline to accept the nom...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: The 2008 Akwesasne Annual Roadside Clean-up “Honoring Our Mother Earth” The Akwesasne H.O.M.E Team would like to thank everybody who helped out in one way or another in the 2008...
Dear Editor
Dear Editor, Readers of the Native Times, I am currently an inmate of Bare Hill Correctional Facility and I am Mohawk. I’ve been in and out of jails most of my life and now state prison. Drugs and alc...
Dear Editor
Dear Editor, Upon questions from community members regarding the letter to editor dated May 8, 2008, “Work without pay on the St. Regis Reservation”, Jacobs Tobacco Company needed to clarify that our...
Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club
Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club Thanks supporters and donators For successful Chicken Barbeque The Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club would like to Thank the following businesses and individuals for their...
Many Thanks
Many thanks go out to the Mohawk Bingo Palace for ‘Our Community Bingo’. We appreciate all you have done for us. The Kateri Circle of the St. Regis Mission...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Shekon, Akwesasronon: It is that time of the year again when we should be going out to vote for our local Salmon River Central School board. Currently, we have three vacancies...
My Thoughts on the Pending OPG Agreement
I have had the honour, and duty, of serving the Mohawk Nation Council as one of its land claims negotiators from 1984 to 1991. I took a firm, unyielding stance against the United States-New York...
Iroquois Dam gates to be raised on St. Lawrence River
[Cornwall, Ontario]: In accordance with the operating regulations of the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control, Ontario Power Generation’s Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant Group advises users o...
Border Patrol Names Native American Liaison
Swanton, VT. — On May 12, 2008 Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Daniel B. Doty announced that Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Kenneth Studlack has been named as the Massena Station Native American L...
Akwesasne Mohawk Police Blotter
Assault On Thursday May 8th, 2008, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service received a call in regards to an assault. A female advised Mohawk Police that on several occasions a male had assaulted her....
James Ransom and Barbara Lazore speak up
Indian Time requested a sit-down interview with the three St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Chiefs last week to discuss a variety of issues currently at hand. We were unable to coordinate an interview time...
Akwesasne man busted for drug possession with use of police dog
State police in the town of Theresa arrested 24-year-old Robert McDonald of Rooseveltown after a police dog allegedly sniffed out 23 lbs. of hydroponic marijuana on Monday, May 12. According to...
Youth Services Unit Logo Contest Winners
The Youth Services Unit of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service had a Logo Contest from March 3rd, 2008 until April 30th, 2008, with entries coming in...
Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for… mothers!
At the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Early Childhood Development Program (Headstart and daycare) students gave their moms an extra dose of sugar last F...
Dancers prepare for upcoming show with a pajama party
Young dancers in the 2-year-old Rakit City Dance Company celebrated the end of the season last Thursday with a pajama party. The dancers wore their...
Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School Awards and Perfect Attendance
Congratulations to students at AMS who received awards for the month of April 2008: Pre - K: Mrs. Thomas Student of the Month: Jenna Francis Most Impr...
It’s a Girl!
Name: Syanne Hazel Thomas Born: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. Length: 19” Parents: Mary Thomas and Owen White Grandparent...
It’s a Boy!
Name: Tehoronhiakhen Kyren Lamont Green-David Born: Friday, May 9, 2008 Weight: 8 lbs. 15 oz. Length: 20 ¼ inches Parents: Charmaine David and...
Wakekhón:ni I am cooking
1. Kenóhares I am washing Senóhare Wash it! 2. Kahtsióhares I am washing my hands Sahtsióhare Wash your hands! 3. Khnenna’tóhares I am washing potatoes Shnenna’tóhare Wash the potatoes! 4. Kahióhare...
Closing Words
We have directed our voices toward our Creator in the best way that we are able to do. Let it be our thought that we will abide by his word so that we may yet be happy. If we have left something out,...
