Articles from the September 18, 2008 edition
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Police say Cornwall man stabbed father to death
The Cornwall Community Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Division has charged Jonathan MADSEN 41, of Brockville with murder following an investigation into a stabbing incident that took place s...
By Tribe to spend $1 million providing free fuel to tribal households
Separate from any LIHEAP or CITGO fuel allotments, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe announced Saturday that it plans to provide fuel assistance to all households within tribal territory, regardless of...
Counterfeit $100 bills circulating
The Bank of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Sûreté du Québec and the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal are warning the public that counterfeit $100 notes of the latest bank not...
Playground reaches final stages of construction
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s long-awaited playground and sports field are both open to the public with only minor details left to be completed. T...
Christie Arquette
Mrs. Christie Arquette, age 83, 641 Cook Road, Hogansburg, died early Friday (September 12, 2008) morning at the Highland Nursing Home, where she h...
Katie C. Jock
Mrs. Katie C. Jock, age 102, a resident of Iakhihsohtha, Home for the Elderly, Snye, Quebec for the past seven years, and formerly of Jock Road,...
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor: New York State Taxation Efforts on Reservations Require Treaties and Laws to be Broken September 10, 2008 The Akwesasne Petroleum Cooperative, a private association of Akwesasne...
Niawen
Perhaps you sent a lovely card, Or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a funeral spray. If so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words. As any friend could say. Perhaps you were not...
Volunteers needed for Vietnam Moving Wall
ST. REGIS FALLS, NY - Organizers of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Moving Wall are seeking volunteers to work during the Wall’s stay in St. Regis Falls beginning September 25th when it arrives and...
Kana:takon students show “caring”
Students in all of Kana:takon School’s grade levels practiced their caring spirit Wednesday as part of the school’s monthly theme program. Sep...
Bonaparte presents at Johnstown anniversary
Darren Bonaparte of Akwesasne gave a presentation on wampum belts and Rotinonhsión:ni history at Johnson Hall in Johnstown, NY, this Saturday as part...
Shelter receives donation
On Sept. 9, 2008, the Akwesasne Family Violence Program’s women’s shelter received a $500 donation from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ont...
MISSING 16 year old from Maniwaki Reserve
Maisy Odjick is from the Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg Reserve in Maniwaki, Quebec. She has been missing since Saturday, September 5th 2008. She was last...
Akwesasne Business Conference 2008
On Wednesday September 10th, 2008 the MCA Department of Economic Development was pleased to host a business conference specifically for aspiring and...
Spaghetti Dinner held in honor of Donnie Smith, Sr.
On Sunday, September 7, 2008 the Burke Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary put on a spaghetti dinner at the Burke Fire Station. The dinner was...
Out for a Sunday drive
The Wild Center See it Feel it Out for a Sunday drive in the mountains, we came upon ‘The Wild Center, Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks’. It...
Kana’tarokhón:we Traditional cornbread
1. Skenenhstatá:tha I am drying the corn again Sasenenhstáthat Dry the corn again! 2. Tekenenhstarenià:tha I am spreading the corn out Tesenenhstaréniaht Spread the corn out! 3. Ahsí:sa kátstha tsi t...
How to Have A Social Dance
Reprinted from Rotinonhshon:ni Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Social Dances Continued from last week Ohki’we - Water drum The Ohki:we (Ohki:we’ is a ceremony for...
Pine cones provide food, fashion & fun
The term ‘pine cone’ is used to describe any cone from a conifer. Conifers are evergreen trees that bear cones. There are many types of trees wit...
Things are changing
Baby T has started school and seems to enjoy it. And even though some mornings he cries and whines to stay home, when that bus beeps he runs to get on it. Both Baby T’s father and I agree that i...
Tales from the Station
Being in the fire department has some perks. We have the motto “If you call us, we will come”. We also have the motto “If you feed us, we will stay” As a volunteer outfit we don’t get paid which is so...
Midnight Confetti showcases wedding attire at bridal show
Several women and girls from Akwesasne were recruited by the Midnight Confetti Bridal Boutique Sunday for a fashion show held at the Ramada Inn. A...
First day of School at Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School
Shekon: The staff at Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School (AMS) is pleased to welcome new and returning students for an academically enriching and fun-filled s...
Akwesasne Children take part in Parade of Nations
This Saturday, September 13th, the City of Cornwall held the Parade of Nations. We at Akwesasne Child and Family Services would like to say...
