Excerpt from the “Traditional Planting Guide”   An easy way to maximize your gardening success is to plant by the cycle of the moon. Everything in the natural world is interconnected and our ancestors recognized the power of working with these relationships. The moon has four ‘phases’ or ‘quarters’ that last about 7-days. In the first two quarters, the ‘new’ […]

Tune in to 97.3 CKON at 2 p.m. on May 14 for another special family edition of radio bingo! CKON will be airing this radio bingo in Kanien’keha. Practice your language, win some prizes and have some fun! Cards can be picked up at the following locations from 12-2 PM: AMS — May 11Kana:takon School — May 12 Tsi Snaihne […]

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 […]

The 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 […]

The 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 […]

The 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 […]

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The 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 […]

The 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 […]