The St. Regis Gazette (2024)

21/03/2023

TO***CO - New York State.
"This is funding that could be used for cessation programs or enforcement efforts but instead supports an economy where there are no rules and certainly no age requirements," wrote Kent Sopris, the group's president. "Not a week goes by where my taxpaying, law-abiding members do not report illegal retail activity in their towns and cities."

Lawmakers oppose menthol, flavored to***co ban.

21/03/2023

NORTH COUNTRY PUBLIC RADIO - Sue Ellen Herne, artist.
"Creation stories, nature, the environment, the brutal treatment of indigenous children at boarding schools, and learning to fit into another culture all are themes in her latest exhibit. Sue Ellen shared stories about the pieces with NCPR's Todd Moe. The show is on display at the Akwesasne Cultural Center through the end of the month."

Mohawk artist Sue Ellen Herne is a life-long student, with a wide-ranging palette of talent - quilting, painting, basketry, sewing, and bead work. An exhibit of her latest work is on display this month at the Akwesasne Cultural Center and Museum.

20/03/2023

OBITUARY - Robert Cook Jr "Karonhnise"(1983-2023) R.I.P.
"Rob is survived by his father, Robert Cook; his mother and step-father, Sherry and Lenny Oakes; his maternal grandmother, Irene Johnson; two children, Sonnie and Jadyn Cook; his siblings, Shawna Cook and companion Shawn Chubb, Waylon Cook, Shyla Cook, Marcus Gray, Mary Ann Gray, Ruckus Gray and Aura Gray, all of Akwesasne, Kiersten Oakes, Onondaga; nieces and nephews, Kiosontathe, Camrie, Aurie, and Emrie, his aunts, Shirley Johnson, Pam Johnson, Carolyn Cook, Tammy Mitchell and Tina Mitchell; uncles, Eagle Cook, Wade Mitchell and Phillip Mitchell; Godmother Beatrice King and many cousins and close friends who were like brothers and sisters to him."

View Robert Cook's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

20/03/2023

QUEENS UNIVERSITY - Truth and Reconciliation Commission taskforce.
"The board was chaired by Thanyehténhas (Nathan Brinklow), the instructor for the University’s Mohawk language program, and a faculty member in the Indigenous Studies program."

Queen’s newest student residence, formerly known as Albert Street Residence, has been named Endaayaan–Tkanónsote to honour Indigenous histories, lands, and communities.

20/03/2023

LITERARY - author S.R. Ferrara.
“Accused of Witchcraft in New York” by S.R. Ferrara (The History Press) recounts about 150 years of persecution in another corner of Colonial America. And, as in Salem, most accused of witchcraft in New York were often guilty of nothing more than being female."

NEW YORK — In 1692, the good people of Salem, Massachusetts, went searching for evil.

20/03/2023

HISTORICAL - Rev. Jacob Johnson (Groton, Conn.).
"Johnson became a pastor after graduating Yale College and acquainted himself with the Iroquis Indians learning the Mohawk language. He was protected by the British army as he traveled throughout the frontier lands of New England and New York."

During the second Pennamite-Yankee War in the early 1770s for control of the Wyoming Valley, the Yankee Susquehanna Company settlers sent word back to the Colony of Connecticut to send a pastor.

20/03/2023

EASTERN DOOR NEWSPAPER - Kahnawa’kehró:non presence in Tiohtià:ke.
"The archaeologist had tried to assert that the St. Lawrence Iroquois were distinct and separate from the Mohawk people – something that Montour hopes this project could help disprove."

The field of archaeology has been weaponized against Indigenous people for years, with universities and profit-focused corporations embroiled in discourse surrounding best practices for excavations and construction on sites that could contain unmarked graves or precious artifacts.

20/03/2023

CBC - Six Nations Territory.
"It’s something Tehahenteh Miller grew up knowing about collecting sap to make maple syrup. Miller, who is Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and lives in Six Nations, Ont., has been tapping his trees for over a decade."

The ideal temperature for maple sap to run is when temperatures fall below 0 C at night and rise above zero during the day.

20/03/2023

OBITUARY - Walter Angus Benedict (1940-2023) Ironworker, R.I.P.
"He is survived by five children, Aimee, Alison, Adam (Iris Caldwell), Angela (Dale Charleston), Aaron (Lori Clute) all of Akwesasne and one sister, Doris Kelly of California and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren."

Walter Angus Benedict, 82 of Akwesasne joined his wife of 50 years, Glenda (Herne) in the spirit world surrounded by loved ones on March 19, 2023 while under the care of Hospice.

19/03/2023

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER - Department of Homeland Security.
"One of the few remaining undeveloped spots on the St. Lawrence River is Blind Bay, which is now being considered as the new home of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Jefferson County. It’s a potential move that has been met by backlash from local environmental agencies — who say it is important to keep that land natural."

Undeveloped shoreline on the St. Lawrence is hard to find.

19/03/2023

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL INVESTIGATION - continuing coverage.
"Six Nations-based artist Artie K. Martin designed the logo for the Secretariat."

The Survivors' Secretariat has started a new campaign to introduce its logo and increase their social media presence.

18/03/2023

KAHNAWAKE - continuing coverage.
“When I see these buildings, I reframe them as the scaffolding of Indigenous self-determination and sovereignty, because Indigenous peoples built them,” said Downey, an associate professor of history at McMaster University."

Allan Downey shines light on Indigenous ironworkers who helped construct the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge and other iconic New York City landmarks.

18/03/2023

ENVIRONMENT - Tuscarora Nation.
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the Tuscarora Nation announced today a partnership aimed at combatting illegal tire dumping on sovereign Nation lands. Documented recurrences of tires and other waste dumped illegally on Tuscarora Nation lands spurred action to prevent ongoing illegal behavior and prompted this joint federal, state, and Nation government-to-government partnership that will help protect the public health and natural resources."

EPA, DEC, and the Tuscarora Nation announced a partnership aimed at combatting illegal tire dumping on sovereign Nation lands.

18/03/2023

ARTFORMS - Erica Tremblay, Seneca-Cayuga.
"While she had built a successful career in advertising, online media and documentaries, she just couldn’t seem to shake the feeling that there was something missing. Having grown up in the Seneca-Cayuga Nation in northeastern Oklahoma and southwest Missouri, she had been looking for ways to renew her connection to her community and culture."

The writer-director of “Fancy Dance” and on FX's “Reservation Dogs” hopes her projects help Indigenous communities feel seen and represented.

18/03/2023

NEW YORK TIMES - Jesse McKinley coverage.
"...in 2002, the Nation’s council charged Mr. Halftown, then a 29-year-old tribal member and former casino employee, with an ambitious task: to explore ways to earn money for the tribe and buy back their land, piece by piece, to repatriate tribal members."

What’s behind the internal power struggle within the Cayuga Nation in New York?

18/03/2023

OPINION - Ken Cosentino commentary.
"Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino has entered his final year as mayor. If he loses his re-election bid, he should consider applying for employment with SNI."

Mayor Robert Restaino’s proposed Centennial Park project sparks controversy By Ken Cosentino I must preface this by stating my opinion regarding the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI). I have a strong friendship with the Mothers of the Seneca Nation, a group recognized by the SNI constitution of 1848....

18/03/2023

EDUCATION - Dr. Donielle Lovell, Seneca.
"...a Master’s in Community Development from Delta State University in Mississippi, and a PhD in Rural Sociology from the University of Missouri-Columbia."

Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Donielle Lovell. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily…

18/03/2023

KANESATAKE - continuing coverage.
"A general assembly has been called by Bonspille for March 23. The agenda relates to the Code of Conduct committee and includes presentations on the electoral code and other community matters."

Tuesday’s weekly Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) meeting will be the first that MCK grand chief Victor Bonspille has recognized as legitimate since January 31.

18/03/2023

CBC - continuing coverage.
"Over a third of the Jesuits who are "credibly accused" of sexually abusing minors worked in First Nations or at the Spanish Indian Residential School in Spanish, Ont."

WARNING: This story contains distressing details Over a third of the Jesuits who are "credibly accused" of sexually abusing minors worked in First Nations or at the Spanish Indian Residential School in Spanish, Ont. The religious order released a list of names, along with the places they were assign...

18/03/2023

MONTREAL GAZETTE - continuing coverage.
"The defence lawyer noted that both men were on parole while they took part in the kidnapping. Both were serving sentences for drug trafficking."

In February, a jury found Gary Arnold guilty of two charges each of kidnapping and extortion and one count of conspiracy.

18/03/2023

LITERARY - American Indian Quarterly contributor Seonghoon Kim.
"Newspapers with purposeful titles such as Americans Before Columbus, Akwesasne Notes, Alcatraz Newsletter, the Indian News, the Indian Voice, and the Warpath helped spread the Red Power philosophy."

In the 1960s and 1970s, activists and organizers used Indian Country newspapers to cultivate a pan-Indigenous identity through a poetics of resistance.

18/03/2023

REGIONAL - 2023 Cornwall and Area Job Fair.
"Hundreds of job seekers are expected to visit the Civic Complex on March 29th. More than 55 local employers from a great cross-sector of industries and 18 service providers have already signed up and are looking to fill more than 700 positions."

Wednesday, March 29th is fast approaching! Job seekers, prepare your resumes to bring to the 9th annual job fair and community connections event, taking place in two sessions: from…

18/03/2023

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - Rotinonhsión:ni Ironworkers: A Digital History of Indigenous Resurgence.
"Utilizing historical methodologies inspired by Indigenous Studies, this presentation and associated digital animation intends to demonstrate the elaborate intersection in which ironworking and “Little Caughnawaga” served in redefining and articulating Haudenosaunee nationhood, family practices, gender and self-determination."

For over a century, ironworking has been a principal industry for Haudenosaunee community members. Beginning in the 1880s Haudenosaunee men entered the high-steel workforce and it quickly became the principal source of employment for Haudenosaunee males who often traveled to jobs in the northeastern...

18/03/2023

EASTERN DOOR NEWSPAPER - Mitch Deer Kanienkeha language.
"In Ganienkeh, the Warchief, who was the main guy for maple, used to tell me, “Boil it longer”, because he didn’t like the fancy grade A syrup. It’s too light. He would say, “Keep boiling it until it gets darker and more mapley and tasty”. What that does is it concentrates the sugar a little more."

In Ganienkeh, the Warchief, who was the main guy for maple, used to tell me, “Boil it longer”, because he didn’t like the fancy grade A syrup. It’s too light.

18/03/2023

OBITUARY - Patricia (Patsy) Judith (Chatelle) Edwards (1951-2023) R.I.P.
"She was a proud member of the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe and celebrated over 30 years of sobriety. She enjoyed gardening, camping, swimming, crafting and genealogy."

Patricia (Patsy) Judith Edwards, 71, of Lake Isabella, passed away peacefully at home on March 8, 2023.

18/03/2023

OBITUARY - Thomas T. Ranenstahronkwas Debo (1960-2023) R.I.P.
"Thomas is survived by his two sons Thomas Debo (Jessie Lafrance) and Rawirisaks Debo, his wife, Aimee Benedict and stepson, Darryl Mitchell, all of Akwesasne; his siblings Noreen, Katherine, Dave, Louie, Peter and Sherry (James) Bowden all of Syracuse. Many nieces and nephews will dearly miss him. Tom was looking forward to the birth of his grandaughter, Kyeia in June."

View "Ranenstahronkwas"'s obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

18/03/2023

EDUCATION - Paul Smith's College event.
"(the event included) a presentation by Akwesasne Mohawk Nation member Sateiokwen Bucktooth, consultant for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and owner of Snipe Clan Botanicals, who (spoke) about the importance of native species to Indigenous people’s culture and medicine."

On March 15, the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program and speakers with the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Paul Smith’s College VIC and ADK Action will discuss t

18/03/2023

CANNABIS - New York State update.
"...lawmakers want to pass legislation that would step up enforcement, giving the state the authority to shut down illegal shops that have become a real nuisance in New York City and elsewhere throughout the state. Illegal stores undercut legally sanctioned dispensaries."

Lawmakers are looking at shutting down illegal shops.

18/03/2023

NEW YORK STATE - New York State Senate.
"The legislation, authored by Sen. Robert Jackson, D-Manhattan, Bronx, argues that "indigenous peoples" is the "culturally and geographically correct term" to use for those individuals."

ALBANY — A bill framed by progressive Democrats in the state Senate would amend a slew of New York laws by requiring all references to "American Indians" be replaced by

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