The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Infrastructure & Housing hopes you and your family have been safe during these unprecedented times. The Housing sector, formerly the Dept. of Housing, is now open for regular hours and able to take your payments as well as answer any questions or concerns you may have. The Housing office has moved to the […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) will be hosting a second live information session on community policing following the initial session that was held in August 2020. The MCA and Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS) decided to host these sessions after receiving inquiries from the community regarding policing in Akwesasne and to share information with the entire community.   The […]

As part of the MCA-CBSA Border Collaboration Initiative (BCI), local Akwesasne artist Joseph King was recently selected by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to create a custom design for their national Orange Shirt Day campaign. The new image will be featured on materials available across Canada to honour and remember Indigenous children who died and suffered in residential schools. […]

On Saturday, September 19, family of the late Levi Oakes were joined by members of the Akwesasne Freedom School and American Legion Post 1479 to accept an award from a former Standard-Freeholder staffer.   Nick Dunne was employed at the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder during the summer of 2019. As a result of his 13-week contract with the newspaper, Dunne was selected […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s General Meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 24 at 6 p.m. via Zoom.   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, General Meetings are being held virtually. To sign up & receive the meeting link, please email meetings@akwesasne.ca. Questions and comments can also be sent to this email prior to the General Meeting […]