OHERO:KON RITES OF PASSAGE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Harvard's Honoring Nations Recognizes Excellence in Governance

 

Ohero:kon niece Krista Loran, 18, and nephew Karonies Thompson, 18, of Akwesasne accept the 2015 Honoring Nations - High Honors Award at the 72nd Annual Conference of the National Congress of American Indians on October 21, 2015. St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Chief Beverly Cook was on hand to support the youth. Photos courtesy of Jessica Danforth and Alma Ransom.

AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY – Ohero:kon "Under the Husk" Rites of Passage, a ceremony reconstructed to empower Mohawk teens in their journey to adulthood, received high honors by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development's Honor...



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