Articles from the July 3, 2019 edition
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Akwesasronon Earns Valedictorian from TR Leger
By: Jaclyn Hall Tuesday, June 26th, marked a milestone for a handful of Akwesasne students receiving their high school diplomas. Through different...
Ontario Power Generation Hosts National Indigenous Peoples Day
By: Jaclyn Hall A blossoming relationship has been forming between Akwesasne and the Ontario Power Generation (OPG), with officials from OPG making...
Indigenous teen sings O Canada in Cree at Toronto Blue Jays game
Thirteen-year-old Kiya Bruno performed on her biggest stage ever on Saturday afternoon, June 29, 2019. Bruno, from the Samson Cree Nation in Alberta,...
St. Lawrence River Named Best Bass Fishery in the Nation
(July 1, 2019) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Bassmaster Magazine has released the highly anticipated rankings of the best bass fisheries in the nation for 2019...
NATASHA J. FRANCIS
AKWESASNE – With her loving family by her side, Natasha J. “Wahiakwas” Francis, Snipe Clan, 41, of Recreation Road, Kawehnoke lost her coura... Full story
H2O Smartz Top Ten Tips
• DO learn to swim. If you like to have a good time doing water activities, being a strong swimmer is a must. • DO take a friend along. Even though you may be a good swimmer, you never know when you...
Swearing-In of Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Council
By Mahlon Smoke Ionkwakiohkwaróron – A beautiful July 1st day greeted new and old members of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Council members. Everyone wa...
Nearly 70 Akwesasne students earn diplomas from Salmon River High School
By Andy Gardner Just shy of 70 Akwesasne students graduated with the Salmon River High School Class of 2019 on Friday, June 28. Akwesasne graduates...
Nearly 70 Akwesasne students earn diplomas from Salmon River High School - Part 2
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Akwesasne Zero 2 Six: A Place for Children and Their Parents
By Mahlon Smoke Akwesasne Child Care. From newborns to the age of 6, children are at their most impressionable and require the most attention. But in...
Casting Call for Indigenous Teens
Female and Male – age 17-25 To play Native American High School Students LEAD and SUPPORTING roles for the upcoming Paramount Pictures Feature Film: MAGIC HOUR Casting Director Rene Haynes To a...
Cornwall Collegiate Vocational School Graduates of 2019
By: Jaclyn Hall Another group of Akwesasne youth have graduated with their high school diplomas from Cornwall Collegiate Vocational School (CCVS). A...
Local Events
Sat. July 6 - Fireworks festival MASSENA: St. Lawrence Centre mall will host its annual Independence Fireworks Community Festival, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; vendors, carnival games, live music; free and...
THE GREAT LAW
Reprinted with permission from Traditional Teachings by the Native North American Travelling College …continued from last week REMOVAL OF THE SACHEMS 35TH WAMPUM Should any Sachem of the Hotinonshonni...
Wa'thontóhetste
1. Ronakiohkowá:nen - A large group 2. Ken'nithotiión:sa - They are young people 3. Rononkwehón:we - They are Native 4. Ahkwesahshró:non - They are...
Colleen Thomas Selected to Lead Planning & Infrastructure Department
(Ohiarihkó:wa//July 1, 2019) AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) is pleased to announce that Colleen Thomas has been selected as the...
Tips to Stay Safe During Excessive Heat
PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE AWARE • Elderly persons and small children are mostly affected. • Persons with weight or alcohol problems are very susceptible to heat reactions. • Persons on certain medications...
Akwesasne Farmer's Market
Tuesdays 11:00AM to 4:00PM Generations Park Pavilion Featuring the JCEO Mobile Market with fresh produce and salad bar - 12:00 to 1:30pm. Bring your own reusable bags!...
Historic self-government agreements signed with the Métis Nation of Alberta, the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan
(OTTAWA) June 27, 2019 /CNW/ - On June 27, 2019, The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations signed Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreements with the...
Upcoming Blood Donation Opportunities
Hogansburg 7/11/2019: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tribal Admin Building, 71 Margaret Terrance Memorial Way Massena 7/10/2019: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., St Lawrence Centre, 6100 State Route 37 Potsdam 7/10/2019:...
Fish Forestry
Submitted by Paul Hetzler, Horticulture and Natural Resources Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County As many anglers know, trees and trout are closely related. Not in a family...
$4.3M in federal funding awarded to six Inuit environmental stewardship programs
Six Inuit organizations will receive $4.3 million in federal funding for a variety of environmental stewardship programs. According to CBC News North, the money will be disbursed over three years thro...
83 Plus Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump – Part One
President Trump is hell-bent on making as much money as possible for his coal and fossil fuel friends and along the way - destroying the planet. By eliminating federal regulations, his...
