Articles from the June 23, 2022 edition
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For the North Country's future workforce, job training starts in high school
By Amy Feiereisel. NCPR. During high school, you can take foreign languages, calculus, and orchestra, but at some schools in the North Country, you...
FEH BOCES Award Ceremonies held in Malone
Last week, Franklin Essex Hamilton Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (FEH BOCES) held their awards ceremony at the Malone campus. Executive...
Certification of the Indigenous Millennium Scoop Class Action
The Federal Court of Canada has issued a landmark decision, certifying a class action brought against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children and families subjected to the...
The life, work, and legacy of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau
The life, work, and legacy of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau - a.k.a. Copper Thunderbird - is being celebrated was celebrated on Tuesday's...
Juneteenth, June 19th Celebrated Freedom Day
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates an important step towards the end of slavery in the United States. On this day, the U.S. comes together to acknowledge and...
TRAVIS R. "ATSENHAIENTON" TERRANCE
AKWESASNE- Travis R. "Atsenhaienton" Terrance unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Travis was born on December 16, 1998, in Cornwall,...
THANK YOU
It is difficult to describe just how much everyone’s kind words, gestures and showing of support in our time of need meant to us. To have a reminder from the people that care for us that we are not a...
Salmon River Honors "Academic Top 15"
On Thursday, June 16, Salmon River Central honored their "Academic "Top 15", Students enjoyed a dinner with their family and a teacher of their...
Cornwall CCVS Students Receive Hands-On Learning with Trades
Eleven weeks, 11 schools, and nearly 2,000 students later, the hands-on skilled trades tour have come to a close with a final stop at Cornwall...
Akwesasronon Academic Achievements
SUNY DELHI DELHI – Rain Hill was presented with the Barbara Jones Leadership Award in April when the Division of Student Life held its annual leadership award ceremony. Students were recognized for c...
McGregor Takes the Helm as SLH President
POTSDAM – Donna McGregor, FACHE, FHFMA, has taken over the helm as the President for St. Lawrence Health (SLH), which includes three North Country hospitals and multiple off-site facilities. Ms. M...
New Acute Stroke Unit Opens at Cornwall Community Hospital
City of Cornwall councilors and members from the Champlain Regional Stroke Network were at Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) on June 20 to cut a ribbon alongside CCH Board Chair Josée Payette and...
Tribe Announces Resumption of the Community Partnership Fund Program
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is pleased to announce the resumption of the Community Partnership Fund. Temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund provides financial a...
THE COVENANT CHAIN
Continued from last week… The Silver Covenant Chain, the emblem of the relationship between the Haudenosaunee and the Crown, contains many of the elements of the Kayanerekowa. Even in its b...
Ka'nihsera Rawén:tawen Karihwanóntha tánon Tekarihwa'serákwen
1. Ká'k kénh nón:we iehséhtha ne ka'níhsera rawén:tawen? Did you go anywhere on Father's Day? 2. Hén, kheio'okòn:'a wa'onkhón:karon tsi teiontsk...
Parks Canada, MCA & Township of South Glengarry collaborate on future of ancestral island in the St. Lawrence River
The cultures and identities of Indigenous peoples are rooted in the land, and honoring connections to place is an important part of reconciliation. Working together towards a renewed relationship,...
New Safe-Sleep Guidelines Aim to Reduce Infant Deaths
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its safe-sleep guidelines for infants for the first time in more than five years, emphasizing that babies should sleep on their b...
Court Rules EPA Failed to Fully Consider Glyphosate's Risk to Humans and Wildlife
By: Olivia Rosane. A federal court ruled Friday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must reconsider whether glyphosate – the active ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller – poses...
St. Lawrence River Hosting B.A.S.S. Nation Northeast Regional
WADDINGTON – Anglers will arrive in New York for the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northeast Regional at St. Lawrence River June 22-24. The Bassmaster Elite Series is the highest level of p...
Akwesasne Serenity Farm offers peace, confidence, and fun
Akwesasne Serenity Farm offers all children a variety of skills to learn with a bonus of gaining confidence, balance, and focus while having fun....
SEC urged to measure Indigenous risks
By Mark Trahant. A group of investors asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to consider Indigenous people when it begins enforcing rules on climate change. A letter to the SEC said the...
Texas Supreme Court Rules State Can't Regulate E-Bingo on Reservations, Win for Tribes
On Wednesday June 15 the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe of Texas, determining that the state cannot regulate electronic bingo on reservation...
AHA plans to build 22 new homes
By Kaniehtonkie. In late May, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced 83 awards totaling $147 million for affordable housing and community development projects that...
Tribe Holding June 30th Emergency Food Distribution
AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is pleased to announce that an Emergency Food Distribution will be held for Akwesasne families on Thursday, Ohiarí:ha/June 30, 2022. Working together for th...
