The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is standing in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en and Unist’ot’en Camp supporters in their efforts to protect their traditional land from the unwanted development of a gas pipeline. We call on Canada to exercise peaceful negotiations and to utilize their vast resources to explore resolutions and alternatives that will respect the Indigenous People of this land, […]

The 29th Akwesasne Winter Carnival will be going on throughout the community from February 13 – February 16! Akwesasne Winter Carnival Brochures are also now available and can be found at the following locations in limited quantities: Akwesasne Cultural Center Akwesasne Sports Bears Den Bee Creative Art Studio Cheyy’s Place CT’s Convenience Girlie Accessories Heart to Heart Fitness Center Infinity […]

On Friday, February 7, 2020, local supporters gathered on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) to demonstrate their support for the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia, who are currently defending their First Nation territory against the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline. At approximately 2:30 p.m. last Friday, the Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC) restricted traffic to Kawehno:ke from the US and from Canada, due […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has received official notification from the Akwesasne Court that the results of the October-December 2018 community referendum on the Tsikaristisere/Dundee Land Claim Settlement Agreement are valid. In 2015, Canada provided the Mohawks of Akwesasne with a Land Claim Settlement Offer with an ability to regain 18,282 acres following Canada’s Additions to Reserve Process, as well […]

On the morning of Monday, January 20, 2020 the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service were conducting general patrol duties in the District of Tsi Snaihne (Akwesasne, Quebec). At approximately 11:30 am, police observed a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle appeared to have been just removed from the ditch and was stationary in a driveway. As officers approached the vehicle to speak with the operator, […]

The Akwesasne Court would like to provide formal notice regarding the results of appeals to the Tsikaristisere/Dundee Land Claim referendum. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Chief Referendum Officer are the respondents in each appeal filed in the Akwesasne Court of the Tsikaristisere/Dundee Claim Settlement Agreement Referendum (the “Referendum”) pursuant to s. 19.3(a) and (b) of the Tsikaristisere/Dundee Claim […]

On January 9, 2020, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Save team were conducting a joint forces operation with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), monitoring activity on the St. Lawrence River. At approximately 5:44 PM, a vessel was observed traveling with no navigation equipment displayed to a landing in Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) where it met with a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV). […]

On January 7, 2020, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Marine Unit (SAVE) was conducting pro-active marine patrols on the St. Lawrence River monitoring boating activity. At approximately 10:42 PM, a vessel was observed traveling on the St. Lawrence River with no navigation equipment displayed. The vessel attended a private landing on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) and briefly met with a pick-up truck […]