Articles from the January 19, 2017 edition
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ABGC and SRMT Education Host "Hope 4 The Wounded" Seminar
On Friday, January 13th, The Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club and the Education Division of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe hosted a free seminar for the...
The Final Russell 'Hoss" Mitchell Memorial Dance Benefits AMBE Lunch Program
Roger Mitchell sings a song that he wrote for his brother Russell "Hoss" Mitchell about ten years ago, called 'Flying High' while his sister Becky...
Akwesasne Women Get Ready to March on Washington
The Women's March on Washington is a grassroots effort comprised of dozens of independent coordinators at the state level. The Women's March is a...
CANADIAN OLYMPIAN DOROTHY YEATS VISITS ABGC
Dorothy Yeats, 2016 Canadian Olympian visited the Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club earlier this month to share her Olympic journey, teach technique, and...
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Donate $2,500 to Akwesasne Veteran's Memorial Fund
AKWESASNE - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announced today the volunteer committee of the Akwesasne Veteran's Memorial Monument Fund (AVMMF) received a...
JEFFREY J. DAY
AKWESASNE – Mr. Jeffrey J. Day, 63, of 39 Racquette Point Road, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday morning, January 10, 2017 at his home. Jeff was b...
LISA LORAN-JACOBS
Lisa Loran-Jacobs of Akwesasne, aged 58 years, born December 14, 1958 in Massena, New York, passed away peacefully at the Cornwall Community...
SRMT Elders Benefit Working Group, In Step With the 2013 Tribal Procedures Act
Tsiothohrkó:wa/January 18, 2017 SRMT Elders Benefit Working Group, In Step With the 2013 Tribal Procedures Act The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) follows the 2013 Tribal Procedures Act (TCR...
NIAWENKOWA
The Chiefs, Clanmothers and Faithkeepers would like to send our greetings and thank yous to everyone that attended and helped out during the Mid-winter Ceremonies. It takes everyone coming together...
GOVERNOR CUOMO SETS 2017 AGENDA
(January 12, 2017) Over the past couple of weeks New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been traveling around the state giving his 2017 State of the State Address and unveiling dozens of proposals. So...
Out of the Norm - Two Life Changing Jackpots at AMCR in Two Months!
(AKWESASNE, NY) – Monday, January 16, 2017 - John Kearney from Stillwater, NY won $573,981.33 on a wide area progressive jackpot on IGT™ WHEEL OF FORTUNE™ machine at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resor...
COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM RECOGNIZED FOR SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS
AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is pleased to announce recent recognition received by its Community Support Program (...
4 Financial Resolutions You Really Need to Keep This Year
It’s estimated that just 8% of Americans actually succeed in keeping their New Year’s resolutions. If you really want 2017 to be the year you get on top of your finances, here are four promises you...
10 Banks Financing Dakota Access Pipeline Decline Meeting with Tribal Leaders
One month after the pipeline was effectively put “on hold” by the Army Corps of Engineers, major commercial banks are still banking on the project — and losing thousands of customers a week as a res...
Native Health Care at Risk
By Tanya H. Lee. Preprinted with permission from Indian Country Media (January 13, 2017) Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the U.S. Department of Health and H...
MCA General Meeting Agenda
Tsiothohrkowa/January 26, 2017 Kawehnoke Recreation Centre 6:00pm Agenda 1. CALL TO ORDER a. Council attendance b. Moment of silence 2. COUNCIL AGENDA ACCEPTANCE 3. RULES OF ORDER 4. FOLLOW UP |...
Free Adult & Senior Skating
Now (started January 16) until March 31, 2017 Monday – Friday 12-1:30pm At the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena (613-936-1583) Sponsored by: MCA Community Health Program For Ages 21 and over Come and enjoy fun s...
Prior to Trump's Admin - NYS AG Proposes Cost-Free Contraception For Men and Women
NEW YORK – On the eve of the Trump administration, and as Congressional Republicans move to repeal the Affordable Care Act, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman introduced “The Com...
Police Blotter
St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police blotter, Jan. 6-12: On Jan. 6, police arrested Drake M. Dishaw, 23, of Massena for second-degree assault, felony, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon,...
Cayuga Nation Traditional Government Appeals BIA Decision
January 16, 2017 - Seneca Falls, NY—The Cayuga Nation’s traditional government - the Council of Chiefs and Clan Mothers – on Friday appealed the December 15, 2016 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) decisi...
The Shape of the Trump's Government
The Senate confirmation process began on January 10, 2016. The Senate can begin holding hearings to confirm Trump’s eventual nominees during this period. The newly elected 115th Congress convened o...
SRMT Reps Discuss Projects with Senator Gillibrand's Office & NBRC
On Tsiothóhrha/December 19, 2016 the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe met with representatives of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Office and the Northern...
Economic Development Congratulates 12-Week Entrepreneurship Course Graduates
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Economic Development would like to congratulate our aspiring entrepreneurs for completing the 12-week...
Tribal Efforts Safeguard $2.7m Family Support Program
AKWESASNE - In 2011, the State of New York launched a major effort to redesign the Medicaid Program to curb spending and centralize their care system...
"Eye" See!
Ocular health is something that we don't think about too often in our pets. How do you know if your pet's eyes are healthy? They don't get regular...
