Articles from the August 29, 2013 edition
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2013 AFS Survival Race and Quilt Auction
The annual Akwesasne Freedom School Survival Race and Quilt Auction took place over the weekend, on August 24 and 25. This year’s race saw 13 teams co...
Davis Human Rights Tribunal Continues
The Human Rights Tribunal of Fallan Davis V. CBSA continued this week. Debbie Zion, a Canada Border Service Agency operations director, testified that it took many attempts to locate important video...
Indians Remain Undefeated at Presidents Cup
The Caughnawaga Indians won a pair of games Tuesday to move to 3-0 and sit atop the standings at the Presidents Cup national Senior B championship tournament being held in Kahnawake, Quebec. Seth...
Eight will Compete in Volleyball at 2014 North American Indigenous Games
Eight local girls won a chance to compete at the international level after winning the Ontario Aboriginal Summer Games volleyball tournament on...
ABGC Summer GED Course Completes with Graduation
The summer GED program, held at the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club, held a graduation ceremony on Friday, August 23, 2013. The ceremony, which...
JESSICA M. O'ROURKE
MALONE- Jessica M. O’Rourke, age 50, of 386 West Main St., Malone, NY, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center, where she had been a patient for more than a week. J...
CHIEF STUART E. PATTERSON NAH KAW HEH WAH'THAD
Chief Stuart E. Patterson, of the Tuscarora Nation, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at his home under the care of his family and Niagara...
Letter to the Editor
August 22, 2013 Dear Editor, Hello. I have been sitting here this week thinking about the illegal substance criminal convictions that has come to light from the recent guilty pleas that have been writ...
Niawen
Thanks to the nice weather on Saturday August 10th the Brasshorse Grille was able to have our fourth annual BIKERS VS. CANCER event. A huge thank you to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino for their donation...
97.3 CKON Radio Loyal Listener's Appreciation Day Coming Up on Saturday
CKON Radio is ready to kick off Labor Day weekend with a Loyal Listener’s Appreciation Day to be held at the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department on Route 37 in Akwesasne on Saturday, A...
Akwesasne Notes and the late Willie Dunn
Every composer or performer makes a choice as to the style and type of music by which they will be defined. For aboriginal artists it can be a difficult one as they balance culture and commercialism....
Golf Tournament to Benefit Diabetes Center a Success
Akwesasne – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe hosted its 7th annual Diabetes Center of Excellence Golf Tournament on August 9, 2013. This year’s event marked the first year of being held at Cedar View Gol...
Perimeter Fencing Installed at Tribal Police Department
Akwesasne - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department has received a welcomed addition to the station with the installation of an 8’ chain link fence. The installation has been completed by S...
AKWESASNE GARDENING
Indian Time visited Kawisohkwas Sharrow and Steve King recently. We took a look at their beautiful vegetable gardens. This is their first year...
Don't Miss the Akwesasne Library's Annual Book Sale
It’s been so many years that Valerie Garrow can’t even remember how many book sales the Akwesasne Library has held. But it comes once a year, usually...
Film Fundamentals Youth Film Program
Submitted by Katsitsionni Fox This summer we pooled resources to create a two-week summer film program for students. Katsitsionni Fox, SRC Title VII P...
Ross Lafrance Introduces Students to Theatre
As an MCA summer student, graduate Ross Lafrance spent about 3 months with ACFS, from the beginning of June to almost the end of August. He spent his...
Infographic Fan
She:kon Monica, I’m looking for endangered language infographics and have not found any that will work for my projects. Do you have any suggestions to help me find good infographics online or how t...
Beading Class at St. Regis Recreation
Six women sat at a table beading with the intensity of skilled surgeons. As serious and focused as they were, there was a sense of calm and serenity...
Soccer?
After two weeks of my kids telling me that they do not want to play soccer, I had one tell me that he did want to. Of course he told me on the last day to register...and when I only had about fifteen...
It's A Boy!
Name: Kymani Hank Cook-Jackson Born: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 at 5:50pm Weight: 8lbs. 14oz Parents: Miraya C. Oakes & Anthony A. Jackson Maternal...
With 23% of Tested Animals Having Rabies, St. Lawrence County Increases Budget for Vaccination Supplies
Reprinted from NorthCountryNow.com CANTON -- An increase in confirmed rabies cases has prompted a $45,000 St. Lawrence County Public Health Department budget increase to purchase human and animal...
Health Services Counselor Furthers Credentials
Akwesasne – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is proud to note the achievements of Rachel Jacobs, Community Health Representative at Indian Health S...
GM Remediation Update
By Craig Arquette, Environmental Specialist Reprinted with Permission from Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Kawennì:ios. I am an Environmental Specialist for the SRMT¹s Environment Division. One of my job d...
