Articles from the August 19, 2010 edition
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Paternity tests reveal boyfriend is father of inmate’s baby
An Akwesasne woman convicted of murder and impregnated while in jail has given birth and paternity tests revealed her boyfriend and fellow murderer is the father. Rhonda Amber Dufoe, 25 and Richard...
Akwesasne Dragonflies compete in Cornwall’s dragon boat race
Twenty teams of twenty-two people competed all day Saturday in the Sun Life 1st Annual Cornwall Waterfest Dragon Boat Race. Dragon boats are...
One person dead, several injured when boats collide
On Aug. 18, 2010, a few minutes after midnight, two boats collided in the St. Lawrence River shipping channel just south of Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) near Snake Island and Buoy 1. The violent...
Teen makes hole-in-one at Cedar View
On August 10, 2010, 14-year-old Hunter Francis made a hole-in-one at Cedar View Golf Course in Massena/Helena. The accomplishment took place at Hole...
Cig tax being enforced Sept. 1
As of Sept. 1, 2010, New York State will begin enforcing a law to require on-reservation businesses around the state to charge tax on tobacco products sold to non-Native customers. Along with being...
Charlene M. Curleyhead
AKWESASNE – Mrs. Charlene M. Curleyhead, 67, of 20 James Lane, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Cornwall Community H...
HARRY JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Mr. Harry Joseph Phillips, age 62, of 121 Glendale Park, Rochester and Cook Road, Akwesasne, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 12, 2010 at his...
Richard L. Herne
AKWESASNE – Mr. Richard L. “Ricky” Herne, age 55, of Iroquois Village, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 13, 2010 afternoon in the emergency room...
CORNFEST celebrations at Tsiionkwanonhso:te!
CORNFEST celebrations at Tsiionkwanonhso:te! Despite the warm weather, families and friends of residents at Tsiionkwanonhso:te celebrated the summer harvest of sweet corn with games, food and...
Niawen
Niawen, The Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre’s Annual Friendship Day was a great success! We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who was a part of it. Niawen to our vendors, Tracy Thompson, N...
Thank you
Thank you, The members of the Northern New York Association of the Deaf would like to send a big thank you to all the community members who purchased the raffle tickets to help support their 30th...
Niawen
Niawen The Akwesasne Storm Novice Lacrosse team coaching staff would like to thank the Akwesasne Minor Lacrosse Association for their time and...
Niawen
She:kon, My name is Hattie Edwards, and I am 21 years old. My Mohawk name is Tekanahston which means, “The rows between the corn.” I belong to the...
Nia:wen kowa
Nia:wen kowa Curly, Greg, Krystal, Grayson and the family of Harry J. Phillips would like to THANK the community of Akwesasne for all their support...
To the people of Akwesasne
To the people of Akwesasne This letter is in response to the special meeting on taxation held on Monday evening. While I applaud Monica, Randy and Pam for holding these meetings to keep us informed...
Police arrest Bombay trio in Rt. 37 home invasion
On August 12, 2010 at approximately 1:00 am, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department (SRMTPD) responded to a home invasion call located off of State Route 37, Akwesasne, NY. The immediate...
Fort Covington man charged with firing rifle
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police charged Justin Cooke with several offenses Friday after he allegedly fired a rifle near McDonald Road in Akwesasne. Police said Cooke fired the rifle from a vehicle but...
2,500 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes found in false bottom of trailer
(Cornwall, ON) - Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Officers at the interim Port of Entry in Cornwall have seized 2,500 re-sealable bags of...
Multiple contraband tobacco seizures and arrests made by Cornwall Regional Task Force
(CORNWALL, ONTARIO) – The Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) made or assisted in contraband tobacco seizures in the following regions between July 2...
Kana’tarokhón:we Part 1 Traditional Corn Bread
1. Nia’té:kon ne ó:nenhste tsi ní:ioht iakoia’takénhnhen ne onkwehón:we. The corn helps the Native people in several ways 2. Kí:ken oká:ra ne tsi nii...
AMBE Fun Fair
The Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education hosted a fun fair Thursday at Kana:takon School. With bounce houses, slides, Cubby the Clown,...
Family violence program conducting community-wide domestic violence survey
The Akwesasne Family Violence Program has partnered up with the Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies to include Akwesasne in a...
Iroquois Village part of State Fair’s appeal
Thousands of people from in and around the state of New York will travel to Syracuse in droves next week to attend the New York State Fair. Along...
HAVFD holds benefit BBQ for Andy Square
On Saturday, August 14th the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department put on a Chicken Barbeque to benefit one of their own, Firefighter Andy...
What is a “Treaty”?
The English word “treaty” has its ancestor in a French word meaning “to Bargain”, There is no Mohawk equivalent-words implying agreement are used as translations. In Canadian law, it is importa...
