The ACFS Traditional Support Unit, MCA Land-Based Healing, and Iakwa’shatste Youth Fitness have joined forces to offer an exciting Kids Wilderness Program for youth ages 7 and up! Get ready for nature-filled fun featuring: 🥾 Hiking🛶 Paddling🔥 Wilderness skills📖 Traditional storytelling & teachings…and so much more! Program Dates & Start Times: Saturday, July 5 | 9:00 a.m. Thursday, […]
Read moreCelebrate summer and berry season with the MCA Land-Based Healing Program! Join us for a special evening of basket making, led by Good Mind Design. 🍓 🗓 Date: Friday, June 27, 2025🕔 Time: 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.📍 Location: HEAL Lodge (1516 River Road, Tsi Snaihne) Together, we’ll learn how to make beautiful berry baskets — a hands-on way […]
Read moreThe MCA Department of Health’s Community Health Services and Land-Based Healing Program are excited to launch the first session of their new Cultivation Series — starting with free Community Garden Planting Kits for Akwesasronon! These kits are a great way to get your garden growing and support a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. Each planting kit will include:🌱 Growing bags🌱 Soil🌱 […]
Read moreThe MCA Land-Based Healing Program invites the community to take part in Seed Songs Teachings with the Kontiwennake’tskwás Singing Group — a powerful opportunity to reconnect with the land through traditional song. 🎶 🗓️ June 23, 24, 25 & 30📍 A’nowara’kó:wa Arena🕕 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. These gatherings honour the songs that call to our seed relatives — songs […]
Read moreThe MCA Land-Based Healing Program is hosting a Ratiweras (Thunder) Teachings & Clay Pipe-Making Class — come learn, listen, and create in this hands-on workshop led by Nihahsennaa Peters! 📅 Monday, June 9 🕔 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. 📍 Kawehno:ke Recreation Center Limited to 10 participants — call Lynden Chubb at 613-575-2250 ext. 3100 to register. Participants will be selected […]
Read moreGet ready for a day of fun, learning, and fishing at the annual Kids for Fishing event! 🐟 Youth ages 10-17 are invited to join the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and community partners for a day on the water. Date: May 10, 2025 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: By the River – Atsiakta (89A Rourke Rd, Akwesasne, NY) 30 […]
Read moreThe MCA Land-Based Healing Program is partnering with the Ahkwesahsne Ratirennenhawi (Akwesasne Men’s Singers) to teach Haudenosaunee social songs to interested community members! 🎶 Join us from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Mohawk Nation Longhouse for singing sessions on:• Wednesday, February 26• Thursday, February 27• Wednesday, March 5• Thursday, March 6• Wednesday, March 12• Thursday, March 13 Two new […]
Read moreEscape the chill and embrace the warmth with the MCA Land-Based Healing Program! Every Tuesday and Friday, from January 14 to February 28, 2025, enjoy a free sauna session in the comfort of our beautiful community. Why try sauna therapy?• Relax your mind and body• Ease muscle tension & boost circulation• Elevate your mood with natural endorphins ⏰ Sessions: 45 […]
Read moreThe MCA Land-Based Healing Program is excited to host a two-day basket-making workshop on December 5-6, 2024. Join us at HEAL Lodge in Tsi Snaihne from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. each evening, as we craft beautiful longhouse baskets in preparation for mid-winter ceremonies. With guidance from Good Mind Design, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with traditional practices and weave […]
Read moreOn October 21, the MCA Land-Based Healing Program and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe‘s Agricultural Program joined hands with Akwesasronon families for a “corn-ucopia” of activities! Under the warm autumn sun, we celebrated the beauty of the harvest season by picking white corn. After our fruitful labor, we came together to braid the corn while sharing stories about the […]
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