Articles from the July 22, 2021 edition
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James Shultz finally return home
On Friday, James Akwirente ‘Jimmy’ Shultz, Wolf Clan, will make his long-awaited journey home. He will be accompanied by his family, his mothers’ who loved Jimmy dearly, Jolene Pierce, Eliza...
Three Generations of Firefighters
Three generations of Comins men have volunteered to be firemen for the Hogansburg Akwesasne Fire Department. Donnie Comins joined in October 1973 and...
By Tribe calls July 16th Tribal Court ruling an 'err'
By Kaniehtonkie On July 1, 2021, The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal filed an application for a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunction on Morris Oakes, Gabriel Oakes, William...
Kiawentiio, a lead actress at age 13, talks about life now
In the last two years many things have changed. And if two years can change an entire planet, the change from moving from a young girl to a young...
Kahwatsi:re Genealogy and Historical Society Cemetery Project
The Kahwatsi:re Akwesasne & Genealogy & Historical Society holds a family tree database with over 10,000 names with some families dating back to the...
BETTY V. LAMENDOLA
MASSENA – Betty V. Lamendola, 86, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 18, 2021 at Massena Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Betty and her twin s...
In Loving Memory of James Francis Schultz
James, aka Jimmy, was born on November 23, 1984 in Syracuse, NY. He spent the majority of his childhood in Akwesasne before moving to the Montreal...
3 Individuals Under COVID-19 Quarantine Requirement
AKWESASNE. On Monday, July 19, 2021 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Emergency Operations Center reported three (3) individuals were in quarantine under the Tribe’s jurisdiction. “The quarantines result...
General Swim Advisory Lifted for St. Regis and Raquette Rivers
12 AKWESASNE – The SRMT Water Resources Program is notifying the Akwesasne community that the General Swim Advisory has been lifted for the St. Regis River and the Raquette River. Results o...
Maine Becomes First U.S. State to Ban 'Forever Chemicals' in Products
By Jenna McGuire. Maine enacted a groundbreaking law on Thursday, banning the use of so-called “forever chemicals” in all products by 2030, except in instances deemed “currently unavoidable.” Maine i...
Tribal Council Terminates Agreement with Roger Jock
16. AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council announces that the previous transfer of two (2) acres of land to Roger Jock is now void, due to Jock failing to act in good faith in a...
Cornwall receives evacuees from forest fires while smoke and smog clouds southern Ontario and Quebec
By James Morgan. Reprinted with permission NCPR. Jul 19, 2021. Approximately 500 people from isolated villages in northwestern Ontario are temporarily living in Cornwall. Forest fires have led to the...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor My name is Steven Jacobs I am a lifelong resident of Akwesasne. A many of you know I stand up for Native Rights and feel it is my obligation to protest if I see something wrong. O...
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Shekon, for those interested in the Mohawks of Akwesasne who attended that place while I was there (January 1967-June 1968) here are the names as provided by the National Centre...
THE IROQUOIS CONSTITUTION THE GREAT BINDING LAW GAYANASHAGOWA
Continued from last week 109. At the funeral of a War Chief say: “Now we become reconciled as you start away. You were once a War Chief of the Five Nations’ Confederacy and the United People tru...
Tsi Na'tekakhánion ne Kà:sere - 3
6. Onón:tsi kawistóhtha Coolant 52. Tekaristakahrhaténions Crankshaft 53. Karonware'shón:'a Wires 54. Iorista'nentákon kakahkwen'tahrhó:roks Fende...
Rosebud ancestors buried in emotional ceremony
By Vi Waln. Special to Indian Country Today. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. After being ripped from her family in South Dakota...
MNCC Offers Condolences to the Communities affected by the Findings of residential school children's remains
MNCC Offers Condolences to the Communities affected by the Findings of residential school children's remains...
Sister Kateri Mitchell Retires
When Delia Mitchell entered the Sisters of St. Anne in 1959, the leadership chose the religious name the women took. Mitchell became Sr. Kateri...
TAUNY Garden Tour at Jane Desotelle's "Plattsburgh Botanical Sanctuary," July 28th
Join TAUNY in Plattsburgh, NY for the next Grow and Tell Project garden tour of the season! The Grow and Tell Project is a 2021 partnership between...
AKWESASNE HEALING CENTRE AIMS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND IMPROVE SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is nearing the launch of its Akwesasne Healing Centre located in Cornwall, Ontario. The MCA Department of Community & Social Services (DCSS) has been developing the...
Indulging Reforestation
Paul Hetzler As a child in a devout Catholic household I was intrigued by “Indulgences,” a way for sinners to avoid penalties in the afterlife by paying a fee commensurate with their bad deeds. Thi...
Largest-Ever Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Study Identifies Potential Treatment Targets
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 21, 2021 – Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying new drug targets to treat a condition that a...
Government of Canada honors Indigenous rights advocate with historic designation
Mid-19th century Mississauga woman, Nahnebahwequay, recognized as a person of national historic significance - GATINEAU, QC, - Nahnebahwequay (1824-1865) was a Mississauga advocate who fought against...
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 from July 18 to July 24, 2021. Atlantic – 1 Cases Quebec – 2 Cases Ont...
