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Guest Editorial
Here we are, another Tribal election. Another opportunity to straighten out another year’s misdeeds. To be clear, we are talking about Council. The Tribe, I am not worried about. The programs and s...
By Violence Against Women Act: Overdue Justice for Native Women
On April 26, 2012, the Senate passed S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, with broad bipartisan support. Title IX of the bill would restore concurrent tribal criminal...
Junior Seau, Suicide and Spirituality
I was watching SportsCenter the other day and some news hit me right between the eyes: Junior Seau, Samoan phenom, committed suicide. Seau was always...
Living in a Time of Predicted Changes
One of the more remarkable things about Mohawk culture and its teachings are the set of teachings referred to as prophecies. From the formation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to the present time...
IGA Closure: We can do better
As May approaches, with it comes the imminent closure of the First Americans First IGA. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe said, “Continuing to subsidize the IGA operation is no longer feasible.” Sim...
Exactly What Was Needed
Some people may have thought what Kanietekeron did was extravagant. You could say he took the saying “actions speak louder than words” to heart. But allegedly driving a backhoe through a fence to dig...
A Thought from the Wilderness
When I sat down to write this column, I wanted to tell you about how well ICTMN is doing in promoting our (Indigenous) interpretation of the world through presenting our view of news, events and...
Tekakwitha Acted of Her Own Free Will
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today It seems like no one realizes that Tekakwitha lived a full life of learning and practicing our traditional culture and knew how to survive before...
On the Passing of a Native Patriot: Onondaga Clanmother Audrey Shenandoah
When Onondaga Nation Clanmother Audrey Shenandoah-Gonwaiani passed into the spirit world on March 15 not only her family and community mourned but the entire Haudenosaunee Confederacy was cast into... Full story
The Most Influential Man in Akwesasne’s History
When we examine Mohawk history as it involves Akwesasne we think about those individuals who had the most impact upon us. Names like Louis Cook, the ambitious political operative Joseph Brant, the...
Why a Mohawk Nation DMV Should Happen
In December of 2010 I made a presentation to the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs followed by one to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in April of last year. I spoke at length about the need to... Full story
Guest Editorial
February 17th was a warm sunny day, a far cry from what we have come to expect for a winter day here in the northeast, and I should have been out enjoying it. Instead, I spent most of the day... Full story
Beware the voices of Political Assimilation
A Haudenosaunee orator and representative to Nations has said that, “Sovereignty is the act thereof.” Sovereignty is action, and it’s through our actions that people come to understand our sover... Full story
Why Ceremonies are Important
One of the privileges of being from Akwesasne is the ability to attend, and witness, the conducting of the 13 communal ceremonies, which mark the lunar year. This, rather than the Gregorian calendar,... Full story
A Haudenosaunee Observation of the Occupy Wall Street
The children of the West (Americans) are fighting amongst themselves (again) over distribution of a wealth that does not belong to them, a wealth derived from Indigenous lands. The opportunity to...
Iroquois Regain Sacred Land at Cohoes Falls
When Skennenrahawi, the Peacemaker, walked among the Iroquois over 800 years ago his plan was to create the world’s first united nations entity dedicated to the idea that human beings may live in a w...
The Power of Heroes
On July 19, I gave a lecture at the Kanatakon Recreational Centre regarding the events that caused the War of 1812, the War of the Rivers. That conflict had a profound effect on Akwesasne since it...
Guest Editorial
Indian Preference; it’s the law. By Harold Monteau The Tribal Human Resource Department (HR) of a Theoretical Tribe advertises in nation-wide media and on its website that the position of Chief J...
National Aboriginal Day remembers the adoption of Canada into the Long House
Today Canada celebrates “National Aboriginal Day”--Canada’s affirmation of the rights of Indigenous People. On June 13, 1996 Governor General Romeo Leblanc declared June 21 “National Aborigi...
A Reminder of Who We Were: The Writings of Ernest Thompson Seton
During this time of changes it is helpful to take a look back and recall who we were as Native people. Much of what we believe has been somewhat distorted by the media, formal educational systems,...
On the Passing of Mohawk Artists Aroniawenrate and Kawennotakie
Two of the most creative Mohawk artists of our generation have now passed into the spirit world but not before leaving a powerful legacy of their life...
Guest Editorial
Calling Upon The “Editor-In-Chief” Submitted By: Tim Johnson Included in the millions of people throughout the United States and around the world who welcomed the demise of Osama Bin Laden were Ame...
Guest Editorial
It Is Not Simply Climate Change It Is A Climatic Revolt ©By Doug George-Kanentiio A casual reading of the April 6 edition of the New York Times exposes the myth of climate change as brought about by...
A Thought from the Wilderness
When I sat down to write this column, I wanted to tell you about how well ICTMN is doing in promoting our (Indigenous) interpretation of the world through presenting our view of news, events and...
Cuomo's chance to engage Iroquois
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has an ideal opportunity to create a new relationship with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, one built on partnership, mutual respect and an affirmation of the unique status...
