The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is pleased to announce that it has approved a $3.7 million project for the development and full implementation of fibre infrastructure in the district of Tsi Snaihne. MCA’s Dept. of Economic Development and Information Services Program are overseeing the project in collaboration with Ontario East, a project management firm. Construction will be underway throughout the […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports three (3) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of Thursday, December 3, 2020. There are now a total of four (4) active cases.  Thirty-one cases have been resolved, and there has been a total of 35 cases overall since the start of the pandemic. […]

On September 29, 2020, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) notified the community that a petition had been received on September 21, 2020, requesting that the group calling themselves “the Land Protectors” be stopped from continuing to interfere in family land disputes throughout Akwesasne. The petition was accepted in principle by Council at a virtual General Meeting on October 29, […]

Applications will be taken from interested Members to serve as Trust Overseer to advise the Community Trustee as part of the Akwesasne Community Settlement Trust. Deadline to apply: Friday, December 18 at 4:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Chelsea Francis at the Mohawk Government Office or via email at chelsea.francis@akwesasne.ca. Applications can be picked up at the MCA Mohawk […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports one (1) new active case of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of Monday, November 30, 2020. There are now two (2) active cases in MCA’s jurisdiction. There have been a total of 32 cases in MCA’s jurisdiction since the start of the pandemic and 30 have recovered.   […]

Ontario’s COVID-19 response framework includes five levels of public health measures: Green-Prevent, Yellow-Protect, Orange-Restrict, Red-Control, & Lockdown. As of November 23, 2020, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit is at the YELLOW-PROTECT level. This classification applies to Akwesasne, as the northern portion of our community follows the direction of the EOHU. To view Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework, please visit www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open.  To […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to inform the community that the reopening of services and buildings to the public is scheduled for November 30, 2020. Please see the following timeline for a tentative schedule of the holiday season: November 30, 2020: MCA re-opens to the community December 25, 2020 – January 3, 2021: MCA offices closed January 4, […]

As of November 23, 2020, due to the rise in cases of COVID-19, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has reinstated the community curfew in accordance with the Akwesasne Emergency Curfew Law.   MCA’s cases of COVID-19 have increased from two (2) in September to a total of 31 as of today. There are presently four (4) active cases and 27 […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports that there are two (2) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This brings the total active cases in MCA’s jurisdiction to four (4), with 31 cases overall since the beginning of the pandemic. Twenty-six cases are categorized as recovered. […]