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The Power of Names: Truth and Common-Sense Demand Changes
By Doug George-Kanentiio As we all know there is great power in what we name, in what we elect to use to identify who we are. We are taught by traditional custom that the natural world is attune to th...
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Submitted by Randy Montour The Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance was asked to participate in the Little Heroes Safety Camp held at the St. Regis Rec. The...
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Family purge for healing The uneasy necessary Love grew from wildness Reclaimed Soothed our souls calling Generations deep Within history Constant conviction of change Wallowed in adaptation Resorted...
Abortion and the Iroquois
By Doug George-Kanentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk Abortion in Native societies is a complex issue involving family, clan and community. There are very specific moral teachings which discourage this act...
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Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance EMTs conduct monthly rescue drills using Reeves, Scoop and traditional backboards. Submitted by Randy M...
Indian Day School Litigation: Another Empty Promise?
By Doug George-Kanentiio I attended the April 29 session at Kana:takon in which Jeremy Bouchard, an attorney with the Gowling law firm in Ottawa, made his pitch to have former students of the...
What the Fork?
By Gourmet May Summertime is here and I realize I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. My hubby started his summer work schedule, which means he will be working later in the evenings th...
Local First Responders Train for Upcoming Race Season
The Hogansburg Akwesasne Vol. Fire Dept., Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance and the Dickinson Vol. firefighters worked MVC scenarios and practiced...
"No-Toil Foil Packet Meals"
By Gourmet May If someone out there is just learning how to cook, like me, I strongly encourage you to look into foil packet recipes. The concept is super easy: make an envelope out of aluminum foil...
The Failures of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Process
By Doug George-Kanentiio Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, that $60,000,000 effort designed to address the “cultural genocide” we, the former ‘inmates’ of the residential schools...
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She is tamping down on impeachment. Poor old Madam Pelosi, she can’t keep up with her political opponent. The Devil’s Advocate Donald J....
How Trump Smeared Native Americans Back in 1993
By Dean Obeidallah If you think Donald Trump just started demonizing minority groups for personal gain during this current presidential campaign, then you don’t know Trump. The perpetually tan...
What the Fork?
By Gourmet May Since the weight loss challenge ended, I’ve wanted to change my breakfast routine from healthy smoothies to try something a little heartier. I have seen these breakfast muffins in a v...
Why Not Tax the Seaway?
By Doug George-Kanentiio It has been an historical fact that the Mohawks assessed usage costs for those who used our resources whether for sustenance or for travel. These would come in the form of...
Bug Bombs No Bother to Bugs
Submitted by Paul Hetzler As days lengthen and temperatures climb, it is common to find a few insects bumbling around the house, looking for a way outdoors. Red-and-black boxelder bugs, orange Asian...
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II - Rest assured that Donald will be gloating with the news from his recent A.G. appointee Mr. Barr that S.C. Mueller could not find enough evidence...
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S.R.M.T. maintenance did minor repairs late 2018 to patch up pot holes near the U.S./Can. Border area and across from St. Joes Cemetery, St. Regis...
Unnatural Selection
By Paul Hetzler After a winter fraught with temperature swings, ice and near-record cold such as this past one, being able to finally plant things outdoors is especially welcome. While flowers can be...
What the Fork?
By Gourmet May With the weather not able to make up its mind about; is it winter, or is it spring? As such, I haven’t been able to decide what to wear from day to day, a sweater or dress. The same...
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Of course, Donald has twisted Old Abe's famous quote when he was on his own campaign speech. – "You can fool some of the people some of the times....
