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MCA Mental Health & Wellness Associate Director Welcomes New Mental Health Program Manager
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Mental Health Program would like to extend a warm welcome to Melissa Jacobs-Swamp as the new Program Manager....
Nation-to-Nation Food Sustainability Meeting
Onkwe - is a group of Onkwehonwe who teaches traditional knowledge inherited from elder's farming and gardening techniques with families and youth of...
Kahwatsi:re – Our Family Fire – Honoring Ancestor Veterans
By Tom Cook - Kanataken:iate. President Akwesasne Genealogy & Historical Society Akwesasne's Genealogy and Historical Society, Kahwatsi:re, was...
Akwesasne Student Takes Next Step in Competition
By Isaac White. A junior Akwesasne Cornwall Collegiate Vocational School (CCVS) student, Leiland Delormier, is making his mark in his own domain. Hail...
Salmon River Drama Club to Perform Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr."
The Salmon River Central School Drama Club will perform Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr." this month. Students in grades 6-12 will put on three...
Malone's Art Community Welcomes Internationally Renowned Printmaker, Painter, and Sculptor Melanie Yazzie
MALONE – Malone's thriving art community is honored to host Melanie Yazzie, an internationally acclaimed printmaker, painter, and sculptor, as the...
US FDA Recall Applesauce Pouches Tainted with Lead
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon products, and its experts now say that the lead...
Arrest Made in Tribal Casino Heist Following Months Long Investigation
By Isaac White. The Four Winds Casino in Hartford, Michigan, became the scene of an elaborate scheme to steal casino funds in July 2023. The casino...
US Museums Cover Native American Displays as Revised Federal Regulations Take Effect
By Gabriella Angeleti. The Art Newspaper. Significant revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) announced by the US Department of the Interior (DOI) went into...
Police Blotter
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Christopher Degonzaque, 51, of Akwesasne, was arrested on March 10, 2024, on the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged on March 4, 2024, the man breached his...
9th Circuit Decision Denies Apache Stronghold Request for Preliminary Injunction
By Isaac White. The Apache Stronghold, a coalition of tribal citizens from the San Carlos Tribe alongside other Native American groups, faced a major legal defeat on a recent Friday. The 9th U.S....
30 Tribal Nations Ask Biden Administration to Condemn Canadian Pipeline Trespass
By Amy M. Echo-Hawk. Native American Rights Fund. By Shannon Jones. Bay Mills Indian Community. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The leaders of 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent a letter to...
Franklin County Public Health Announces 2024 Rabies Vaccination Clinic Schedule
Franklin County Public Health will hold free rabies vaccination clinics at the following locations: Malone: Date:3/28/2024 Time: 6-8pm Location: Fire Department Westville Date:4/10/2024 Time:6-7:30pm...
Bill Sponsored by California Senators Would Restore Native Land
Democratic U.S. Senators from California, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, have sponsored a ground-breaking bill that will help the Jamul Indian Village and is a historic step toward restoring...
SRMT Agriculture Program is Launching the 2024 Community Garden Pilot Project
Are you a beginner gardener or would you like to grow your own food, but don't have the space or supplies for a garden? You're in luck! The SRMT...
Update on CKON Radio Technical Difficulties
97.3 FM CKON Radio has been experiencing technical difficulties due to equipment failure affecting our broadcast signal over the FM Radio Dial. During this time, we will be cancelling our regularly...
Tribes Set to Consider MOU Regarding Water Rights
By Isaac White. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been proposed among the Upper Colorado River Basin Tribes and the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) to foster collaboration in the...
Highlights from the March 6 UCDSB Board of Trustees Meeting
Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) met on Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024. Key items discussed in the public session are as follows. Director’s Work Plan Update: Student Success...
Protecting Your Eyes During a Solar Eclipse
Millions of people are getting ready for the upcoming solar eclipse. The total eclipse will last for three minutes and 14 seconds in the North Country, but the partial eclipse – when the moon...
Make a Positive Impact: Give Blood with the Red Cross
WATERTOWN – As spring approaches, the American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply. People of all blood types – especially...
Proposed Nebraska Bill Would Examine Native Voting
By Isaac White Nebraska State Senator Jen Day of Omaha introduced Legislative Bill 1262, aimed at strengthening the voice and rights of Native American communities within Nebraska. This bill proposes...
U.S. Ski Industry Lost $5 Billion Over 20 Years from Global Warming, Study Finds
By Paige Bennett. In late 2023, some countries were already experiencing a delay in the start to ski season because of warmer than usual temperatures. Now, a new study has outlined just how much...
Entertainment Binge
By Isaac White. Over the last year and change of my wonderful weekly missives to all of you, we’ve discussed some movies and TV series that focus on Onkwehonwe. Which makes sense, right? I’m...
NYS Gov. & Code For America Launch Free Program to Help New Yorkers File Tax Returns Online
NYS Governor Kathy Hochul and leading civic tech nonprofit Code for America announced the March 12 launch date for a new, innovative tool aimed at making it easier for eligible New Yorkers to file...
NYS OASAS Highlights Ongoing Work Services Available to Address Problem Gambling
To mark Problem Gambling Awareness Month, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is taking new actions to address the needs of New Yorkers related to problem gambling....