Press Release
Today, we mark the beginning of National 2SLGBTQQIA+ Pride Month. Pride Month is celebrated in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Manhattan which was the tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement. Throughout the month, the Safe Zone Committee will be making posts to educate and raise awareness for the movement. If you […]
Read moreThe Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School held the Tom Longboat Run today, supporting physical activity and friendly competition amongst the students. The race has been held at Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education schools for decades. Tom Longboat was a famous Onondaga distance runner who resided in Six Nations, Ontario. In 1907, he won the Boston Marathon, the first indigenous person to […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, May 30, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held a small ceremony for the Ionkwakwé:nion Book of Accomplishments at the Benson Centre in Cornwall. Players of the Cornwall Girls Hockey Association’s U13A Typhoons team, joined by their coaches and families, were invited to sign the book and be honoured for their work with the 2023 Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup. […]
Read moreThrough the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne & Canada Border Services Agency Border Collaboration Initiative (BCI), CBSA is seeking artwork from Akwesasne youth to display on a rotating basis at the Cornwall Port of Entry. The artwork will help travelers and visitors learn more about Akwesasne and its history, while recognizing the Mohawk people for their rich and vibrant culture of […]
Read moreJoin the Akwesasne Skatepark on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 for Indigenous Peoples Day + Go Skateboarding Day featuring Annie Guglia! There will be traditional singers and dancers, an art station with Akwesasne’s Kit Thomas (painting white Vans shoes for kids who previously registered), free skateboard lessons for people of all ages/levels and prizes!
Read moreIndigenous communities, like all communities in Canada, should be places where individuals and families feel safe. That is why the Government of Canada has been making unprecedented investments in community safety, including in policing and in initiatives aimed at preventing serious and organized crime. Today the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, announced funding of more than $12 […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is extending its deepest sympathies to the family of Winona “Noni” Tarbell, a 30-year employee of MCA who passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Noni first joined MCA in 1992 in the Dept. of Housing holding various positions over twenty years, including executive assistant, program manager and acting director. She later held positions […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s General Meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 25 at the St. Regis Recreation Center, 6 p.m. start time. The MCA General Meeting will be a hybrid event (in-person and virtual). To receive the meeting link, please email meetings@akwesasne.ca. Questions and comments can also be sent to this email prior to the […]
Read moreMay 21-27, 2023, is the 49th annual National EMS Week. EMS Week is a chance to celebrate emergency medical service practitioners and the important work they do in our communities. This year’s theme is EMS: Where Emergency Care Begins. Join the Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance as they host various events throughout the community in honour of EMS Week! #AkwesasneEMSWeek #EMSWeek2023
Read moreToday marks Personal Support Worker Day, a day to pay tribute to thousands of workers in settings such as hospitals, long-term care homes, community-based health providers or in their client’s homes. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has a number of personal support workers across the organization, from Iakhihsohtha Lodge to Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care Facility to our Home Care/Home Support […]
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