Articles from the August 29, 2019 edition
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Seven from Akwesasne charged with fraud, money laundering stemming from allegedly illegal tobacco operation
Seven people from Akwesasne and one from Rochester have been charged with fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly smuggling American tobacco into Canada and dodging taxes in both countries. A...
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Archery Added to Akwesasne Freedom School Survival Race Stumps Teams
By Mahlon Smoke Akwesasne Freedom School. Early morning on August 24th came 9 teams all ready for a day of testing their strength, their durability an...
CANADA-WIDE WARRANT ISSUED IN KANATAKON HOMICIDE
(August 28, 2019) The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service has issued a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of homicide suspect Victor J. Lazore, 33,...
Akwesasne Community Wide Smudge Comes to Fruition
In the way most great ideas happen, it started a year ago when two friends were talking about how to make their community brighter, safer, more...
Annual Akwesasne Freedom School Quilt Auction
By: Jaclyn Hall Closing off the Akwesasne Freedom School's 40th Anniversary events, was the Annual Quilt Auction. The Quilt Auction took place on...
EVAN R. ADAMS
AKWESASNE – Evan Robert Adams, "Kanerahtonke", 32, of 2083 River Road, Sugar Bush Island, tragically passed away Saturday afternoon, August 17, 2019 a... Full story
AKWESASNE ACCEPTS NEW FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION LAW
(August 24, 2019) On Saturday, August 24, 2019, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held a Special General Meeting in order for its membership to vote on the following question: Do you approve the...
Massena Town Council votes to sell MMH, but sale has to pass referendum
By Andy Gardner MASSENA -- The Town Council on Monday night voted to sell Massena Memorial Hospital to St. Lawrence Health System, but it will have to pass a voter referendum in November. The vote...
OPG Butterfly & Herb Garden Celebrates Completion of Phase 1
By: Jaclyn Hall The OPG Visitor Center celebrated the opening of their Butterfly and Herb Garden, on Thursday August 22nd, with the successful...
THE GREAT LAW
THE PEOPLE 96TH WAMPUM Whenever a very important matter or an emergency is presented to the Council of the League and the matter affects the entire Ho...
Wentón:nis Ne Tewatsirókwas
1. Tsi ia'tewatshéntho - At sunset 2. Ken'niiaká:'a tewatshirókwas - A small firefly 3. Wa'akennákerate - It was born 4. Wa'tewatenerahontshá:kwarihte...
Autism Awareness Corner
I am pleased to announce there will be Non-Verbal #1, Non-Verbal #2 and Behavior Modification training as well. This will be announced in our corner in the next month. Stay tuned. My team and I will...
1st Annual Akwesasne Freedom School Benefit Bike Run
By: Jaclyn Hall Bikers from all over, took part in the 1st Annual Akwesasne Freedom School Benefit Bike Run, on Saturday August 24th. Registration...
Akwesasne Freedom School Indigenous Gala
By: Jaclyn Hall The Akwesasne Freedom School celebrated their 40th Anniversary in a big way. The Indigenous Gala, which was one of the first big...
Adirondack Experience Hosts Second Mohawk & Abenaki Juried Competition
The second Mohawk and Abenaki Juried Competition was held at the picturesque Adirondack Experience (formerly known as the Adirondack Museum) on...
DisAbility Awareness Day Filled with Information, Entertainment and Fun
By: Jaclyn Hall The former IGA building was host to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation's free community event, which took place...
Team EDN U19F Soccer Tryouts
Tryouts for the Team EDN U19F soccer team will be held on Saturday, September 14 at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Kawehno:ke from 1 PM - 3 PM. There is a charge of $5/athlete — if you’ve attende...
Skool-A-Palooza Overwhelming Success for First Year
By: Jaclyn Hall Hundreds of community members gathered at the Travis Solomon Lacrosse Box, located in Generations Park, to take part in the...
Indigenous Tribes on Front Line of Amazon Rainforest Fires Vow to Resist Bolsonaro's "Destruction of Mother Nature"
Reprinted with permission by Common Dreams Indigenous tribes whose land and livelihoods are being directly harmed by the fires ravaging the Amazon...
Heritage Week
Sr. Box Lacrosse A.M.S. Wolves win Gold. Back L-R: D. Steep Rock, D. Smoke, R. Peters, L. Tarbell, J. Thomas, G. Thompson, L. Diabo, Coach L. Garrow,...
Police Blotter
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter: On Aug. 9, Cole S. Cree, 35, of Hogansburg was charged with second-degree assault (felony), and second-degree reckless endangerment, obstructing governmental...
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
SALARY LEVEL: MG01 $78,482.35 SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Director of Finance & Administration, the Human Resource Manager will lead the HR team to build an engaged,...
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARY LEVEL: EX04 $102,020.05 SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is a Community Government, elected by the eligible voters of the Mohawk Community of Akwesasne. Under the...
