Articles from the June 5, 2014 edition
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MOHAWK NATION LEADERSHIP DOES NOT SUPPORT SRMT/NYS LAND CLAIM SETTLEMENT M.O.U.
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory – Onerahtohko:wa (May) 30, 2014 As titleholders and leaders of our Mohawk Nation clan families, we wish to share our position concerning the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s...
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Launches Website Focused on Land Settlement, Boundary Resolution Benefits
AKWESASNE, NY - With an all-important first step in resolving its 32-year land claim behind them, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is turning its focus on articulating the benefits of a negotiated...
MCA SUPPORTIVE OF NYS LAND CLAIM PROGRESS
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is supportive of the steps taken by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to move the Akwesasne community’s New York State land claim closer to finalization. It is a land...
Thompson Brothers Receive Tewaaraton Award, Tarbell Awarded Scholarship
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced University at Albany attackman Lyle Thompson, University at Albany attackman...
Kids for Fishing 2014
On Saturday, the fourth annual Kids for Fishing event was held at the St. Regis Recreation. It was a gorgeous day and the fish were biting! Fifty...
Meet the Candidates 2014
On Saturday, the Brass Horse was the site for Meet the Candidates, which was the 10th annual event put on by the Akwesasne Convenience Store...
Niawen
The Salmon River CS Boys Modified Lacrosse Team would like to congratulate the winner of the Lawn Mower Tractor Raffle. Niawenkowa to all supporters...
Niawen
THANK YOU/NIAWENKOWA to all the parents, grandparents, guardians and Godparents for assisting and teaching your child while on their journey; to...
Any Day
As my due date approaches the more clingy the boys have gotten. They are with me when they get back from school and I’m home with them until they go to bed, unless they get a surprise pick up from...
Too Much Sugar and Type 2 Diabetes Eat Your Brain
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today Type 2 diabetes may actually be eating away at the brain, reported HealthDay News. According to new research published April 29 in the online editio...
Picnic for Kashechewan
The people of Kashechewan First Nations have been through a lot with the flooding and being relocated and last weekend they had a break. The...
Kanatakon School Awards Assembly for May
On Tuesday, June 3, the Kanatakon School held its Awards Assembly for the month of May. Principal Alice King emceed the event. The Kanatakon School...
SRMS Inducts Students to National Elementary Honor Society
"I pledge myself of the National Elementary Honor Society to which I have been selected; I will be true to the principles for which it stands; I will...
SRMS Inducts Students to National Elementary Honor Society - Part 2
Here are additional pictures....
World Giveaway Winner Announced
Hogansburg, NY (June 2, 2014) For the entire month of May Twinleaf Stores and Traditional Lacrosse teamed up to run the World Giveaway Promotion....
International Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day June 14
Akwesasne is taking part in the 2nd Annual International Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day on June 14, 2014 at the Generations Park. The day...
Reader Submission
The Akwesasne Family Wellness Program has partnered with the Iakhihsohtha Activities staff to provide culturally relevant programming for the...
Nolan Terrance is Heading to Fargo!
Submitted by Alexandria David The Cadet and Junior Wrestling Nationals held every year, or "Fargo", is widely considered the toughest, most...
High School Sports Star Alanna Herne
Submitted by Robert Lazore Alanna Herne attends Tonawanda High School and is a senior there. She is a three sport varsity athlete playing soccer,...
Yeah Nash!
Submitted by Kim Loran Nash Sunday, a stylist at the salon in JC Penney in Massena, talked with customers in the store and found a blowout client. Through further conversation, he learned that his...
St. Regis Mission Confirmation Class
Submitted by Laura Morris The Confirmation Class of 2014 of the St. Regis Mission Church attended a retreat in Norfolk, New York on April 12, 2014,...
Reader Submission: The Tribe's Enters into a Historic and Fatal Deal with St. Lawrence County: Cedes all Mohawk Land Forever
by Doug George-Kanentiio As Mohawks we once held active ownership of over 9,000,000 acres of land in what is now called New York State. We fought against many enemies over many centuries to hold on...