Articles from the June 17, 2021 edition
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Haudenosaunee leaders meet with Minister of Indigenous Services
Haudenosaunee leadership traveled to Algonquin Territory in downtown Ottawa yesterday. There, on the grounds of the Parliament Hill, Bear Clan Mother...
Indian Time Announces Return of Kanien'kehá Project
Indian Time is pleased to announce the return of our Kanien’kehá Project. Our project formerly ran from June 7, 2018 to February 14, 2019 with funding generously provided by the Akwesasne Co...
MCA & SRMT Lift Ban on In-Home Wakes
Ohiarí:ha/June 14, 2021. Effective immediately, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have lifted the “No Home Wakes” protocol, in response to increasing vaccination rates and...
Council Announces Passing of Kana:takon District Chief Darryl Lazare
It is with deep sadness that the Mohawk Council announces the sudden passing of Kana:takon District Chief Darryl "Kermit" Lazare. We offer our...
Carey Terrance drafted by OHL's Erie Otters
Carey Terrance, Akwesasne, was drafted in the first-round, 10th -overall pick priority draft by the OHL's Erie Otters in early June. Terrance will be...
KANEHKIIOSTHA "LYNN" EDWARDS
CORNWALL- Kanehkiiostha "Lynn" Edwards, 45, of 2nd Street West, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at her apartment. Kanehkiiostha... Full story
LAWRENCE A. COOK
AKWESASNE – Lawrence A. Cook, 81, of St. Regis Road, passed away early Thursday morning, June 10, 2021 at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital after a... Full story
DEWEY W. GARROW
AKWESASNE - Dewey W. Garrow, 70, of 378 State Route 37, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, June 14, 2021 at his home. As per his wishes, there will be no services. Arrangements are with the Donaldson... Full story
DARRYL THOMAS MATTHEW LAZARE
AKWESASNE – Darryl "Kermit" Lazare, 57, of 72 First Street, Kanatakon, unexpectedly passed away early Sunday morning, June 13, 2021 at the Cornwall C... Full story
Akwesasne Travel Launches Virtual Travel Tours
AKWESASE – Akwesasne Travel, the official tourism marketing organization for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), in response to the COVID-19 P...
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Chiefs Respond to June 10th letter to the Editor
On behalf of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council, Chief Beverly Cook and Chief Michael Conners takes this time to respond to inaccuracies published in a Letter to the Editor in the June 10th...
Tribe's Brownfields Program Resumes Removing Unsafe Structures
AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Brownfields Program is moving forward once more with the demolition of abandoned homes and structures in...
Hardening Broccoli
By Mary LaFrance I started my broccoli seeds indoors and like many who started their seeds inside they used a grow light in a climate-controlled...
Are you planning to register your child? AMBE Registration has closed.
However, there are limited spots available. This will be your final opportunity to register your child. The deadline to register is June 25, 2021. Please call Elaine Thompson at the AMBE Admin....
THE IROQUOIS CONSTITUTION THE GREAT BINDING LAW GAYANASHAGOWA
Continued from last week 55. A large bunch of shell strings, in the making of which the Five Nations Confederate Lords have equally contributed, shall symbolize the completeness of the union and...
Tsi Niionhiákwas Ó:nen Onhiá:ri
1. Tsi niionhiákwas ó:nen onhiá:ri Berry season 2. Ken'niiohontésha Strawberries 3. Kontatewenní:io ken'niiohontésha Wild strawberries 4. Tewak...
Tribal Council Observes Passing of MCA District Chief Darryl Lazore
AKWESASNE – It is with a heavy heart that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council learned about the passing of Mohawk Council of Akwesasne District Chief Darryl “Kermit” Lazore. Chief Lazore repre...
Akwesasne Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Charges
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Tevin Terrance, age 28, of Akwesasne, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. The a...
By Violence Against Women Across the World
By Kaniehtonkie At least one in three women have experienced either physical or sexual violence. Almost half of all murdered women are killed by intimate partners or family members. Women and girls...
My Gratitude to the People from a Residential School Survivor
By Doug George-Kanentiio. I was pleased to see the displays of support for the missing Native children across Canada, the victims of the residential school era. Now that 215 of these children have...
Pitch Mass Borers
Paul Hetzler In my line of work the list of boring topics is endless. There’s the emerald ash borer, lethal but oh-so aesthetically pleasing with its metallic-flake green paint job and subtle copper h...
Heart Speak Shine
Heart speak shine, my dear children... How I love you both so dearly whole heartedly Be as you be my honey darlings To be always happy & healthy & oh so tenderly loved, respected and unconditionally w...
Two Communities Walk in Solidarity
On Saturday, June 5th community members from Cornwall and Akwesasne walked together in solidarity at 2:15pm, walking 215 steps. 215 steps for each of...
Kahentase Terrance – Recipient of the Arnold Sauther Scholarship
Kahentase Terrance, a senior student at Salmon River is the of the 2021 Arnold Sauther Scholarship Recipient for 2021. The scholarship was presented...
First Nations, Canada Wide, United States COVID-19 Update
First Nations Epidemiological summary of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities as reported to Indigenous Services Canada as from June 6 to June 12, 2021. Atlantic – 0 Cases Quebec – 0 Cases Ont...
