Akwesasne Child & Family Services wants you to nominate your Ista by posting her name, along with a photo and/or post telling why you think she is an amazing woman who deserves to win! All of the wonderful women who are nominated will have their name put into a special Mother’s Day prize. Deadline to submit is Wednesday, May 13 at […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Emergency Operation Center would like to inform the community of their updated hours. The EOC will be open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The EOC was enacted in order to provide leadership and staff with a hub to collect information on the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). It was also initiated […]
Read moreThe Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS) and Community Partners will be celebrating Police Week from May 10-16, 2020. Police Week is an annual event that focuses on raising awareness on the work of police services in Canada and the United States. This year Police Week will be dedicated to all First Responders in the community of Akwesasne. Each year police […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health manages two long term care facilities – Tsiionkwanonhso:te Longterm Care Facility and Iakhihsohtha Lodge. The MCA Department of Health follows the directives issued by the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care for COVID-19 protocols that are implemented in each home. The Ministry released a directive to conduct COVID-19 testing on all residents and […]
Read moreThe MCA Wholistic Health & Wellness Program is excited to complete the “Traditional Planting Guide”, which was developed in conjunction with the Kaienthohsera – Akwesasne Garden Initiative. The information in the guide is meant to help individuals be successful in their food growing while being grounded in who we are as Akwesasronon. A physical copy of the guide will be provided to […]
Read moreIf you need a guarantor for your claim form, you may call 613-575-2341 ext. 2205 to make arrangements. Call: Gowling WLG at 1-888-221-2898. They can answer questions, help you fill out the claim form, send you a claim form, and give you legal aid at no charge. Go Online: The claim form can be found at the website indiandayschools.com under “Claim […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to say nia:wen to the community for their positive feedback & interest in the Kaienthóhsera – Akwesasne Garden Initiative! The surveys submitted are currently being reviewed by our staff. Community members will hear by the end of this week if they have been selected to receive the at-home garden starter kit, which includes […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is informing the community that until the Emergency Declaration has been lifted, all Itinerant Vendor Permits, which is a permit for non-members soliciting business door-to-door, will be put on hold. Contractors for household improvements (i.e. plumbing, carpentry, electrical, etc.) would not require a permit. Contractors are only required to obtain a permit if they go […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) are informing the community that effective May 5, 2020, any hunting or fishing on the Territory of Akwesasne will be limited to community members only, until the Emergency Declaration has been lifted. This decision was made with the health and safety of community members in mind in the effort to […]
Read moreFor Akwesasronon that clean an area in Akwesasne, you will be entered for a chance to win great prizes! Multiple submissions are allowed. Deadline: May 25, 2020 at 4 p.m. Please send before & after pictures of the area cleaned to: ashley.tarbell@akwesasne.ca Residents that live in the southern/U.S. portion of Akwesasne will have to dispose of their own garbage. Northern […]
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