MOHAWK COUNCIL TO RETIRE DAMAGED JOHN FIRE STATUE
Every year on the first Friday of May, Akwesasne honors an important Akwesasronon named John Saiowisakè:ron Fire. In 1999, on the 100th anniversary of his passing, a wooden statue depicting Saiowisakè:ron was created and unveiled on Kawehno:ke as a symbolic figure of a man who defined strength, bravery and community pride. In 2014, on the 115th anniversary, the statue was […]
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