Articles from the August 2, 2012 edition
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Tribe Responds to Area Counties, Local Municipalities Budget Woes
The State and the Tribe entered into a contract, referred to as a gaming compact. At the demand of New York State, the Tribe reluctantly agreed to pay a percentage of our gross revenues in exchange...
AMPS Makes 5 Arrests On Wishe Delormier Road
On July 25, 2012, at approximately 7:21 PM, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service received a call that there were people trying to break into a residence on Wishe Delormier Road, Akwesasne, Ontario. As...
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Kontiwennenhawi Performs at California Worldfest
The California Worldfest is a four-day music festival that celebrates music of the world. Groups from as far away as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Peru and...
Beulah A. Lazore
MASSENA – Ms. Beulah Adelaide Lazore, 95, of 38 Talcott Street, peacefully passed away on Saturday evening, July 28, 2012 at Massena Memorial H...
Percy G. Francis
AKWESASNE – Mr. Percy George Francis, age 74, of 1214 Island Road, Cornwall Island, tragically passed away on Sunday morning, July 29, 2012 at M...
Niawen
Thank you, We the 2012 Planning Committee who hosted the 2012 Kateri Tekakwitha National Conference in Albany NY the week of July 18th to the 21st, wholeheartedly thanks everyone that put so much...
Niawen
On behalf of Andrew W. Cook American Legion Post 1479, we would like to thank the following for donations during the Vietnam Moving Wall from 20-24 July 2012: J&J Insurance Mohawk Plumbing Mohawk...
Summer School At Salmon River
Approximately 300 students from Brushton-Moira, Salmon River, and Malone are attending the Regional Summer School at Salmon River High School...
Police Blotter
BUSY MONTH FOR THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE On the evening hours of June 14th, 2012, while on patrol on the St. Lawrence River, South Glengarry, Ontario, Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) members...
LYME DISEASE/TICKS CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL!
The campaign ran for 6 weeks to inform the community about the backlegged/deer ticks in our community, how to reduce your risk of being bitten by an...
Get Ready to Cheer on These Native Athletes at the 2012 London Olympics
Mary Killman, a 21-year-old member of Oklahoma’s Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Killman’s competing in the Synchronized Duet Technical Swimming Event for...
Tips To Spot A Mystery Shopper Scam
Akwesasne consumers are being warned after a complaint was received by the Akwesasne Mohawk Police about a scam involving phony advertisements for employment as a secret shopper, mystery shopper, or...
Police Blotter
FIREARM, BREACH & THREATS Cornwall, ON- Jaimee Lee Square, 32 of Akwesasne was arrested on July 26th, 2012. She was bound by a Recognizance with the condition to not possess any firearm, cross bow,...
2nd Annual River Draft: A Splashing Success
On July 21st at 1:00 pm, 35 River Drifters entered the beautiful Salmon River at the Lower Flat Rock Road Bridge. Destination: Babbling Brook RV Park. What a day! The weather couldn’t have been m...
News from around the Nations
Salazar, Laverdure Praise President Obama’s Signing of HEARTH Act to Restore Tribal Control of Land Leasing WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior K...
Domeland Security and the Attack of the Drones
Given that a capitol dome is part of what constitutes domination of and by “the State,” it makes sense to talk in terms of ‘The Domeland,” rather than...
CONDOLENCE STRINGS
It is provided thus: if a chief of the League should die while the Council of the Five Nations is in session, the Council shall adjourn for ten days....
Tsikenenhstón:ko
1. Tsikenenhstón:ko The corn harvest bug 2. Akenhnhá:ke nikahá:wi. It is summer time 3. Iawenhniserataríhen. It is a hot day. 4. Iorakaré:ni kior...
World Health Organization Calls for Effort to Minimize POPs Exposures Received by All Children
PCB exposure has caused great damage to the health of the people of Akwesasne. The World Health Organization is now calling for action to minimize the exposure children receive to persistent organic...
Akwesasne Gardening
Veronica Cook’s garden is no ordinary garden. The garden is a circle inside a rectangle, and it is actually shaped like a turtle. Having the arced row...
Homemade Skin Care Recipes
It’s the perfect time of season for homemade skin care recipes. The garden is where you can find your next all natural and effective skin care product. Yes, right in your vegetable garden or at y...
Student Submission
The Career and Development Program is a summer program run by the Akwesasne Area Management Board. These articles are by some students there, and...
2012 Wellness Day
The 2012 Wellness Day was held at the Senior’s Center on Thursday. There were many exhibitors ranging from environmental awareness and organic g...
Moves Under the Stars Event Held at Generations Park
Last weekend, PICEI held a Movies Under The Stars Event at the Senior’s Center in Hogansburg. Turnout was good, the weather was good, and the mosquito...
AUGUST TRAFFIC ACTION PLAN
`Cornwall, ON- The Cornwall Community Police Service’s Traffic Action Plan for the month of August will consist of targeted enforcement on Distracted Driving. Police Officers will target drivers of m...
