For Immediate Release:Seskehkó:wa/September 28, 2019 On Saturday, September 28, 2019, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne held a Special General Meeting in order for its membership to vote on the following question: Do you approve the Akwesasne Election Law Amendment? Following the secret ballot voting period, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Leona Benedict confirmed the following results: 22 Yes Votes 19 […]

Over the years, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health has welcomed many students looking to pursue a career in healthcare — and this year is no different. Ohentiioa Lahache-Deering and Jade Gabri have begun working within the community of Akwesasne this month, gaining firsthand experience in indigenous health. Ohentiioa Lahache-Deering is in her third year of St. Lawrence […]

On September 18, 2019 at 8:00 PM, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police received numerous calls that a semi-automatic weapon was being discharged in the district of Tsi Snaihne. Police arrived in the vicinity of Wade Lafrance Memorial Road and Toby Roundpoint Road and identified semi-automatic gunfire coming from the wooded area. Several community residents spoke with officers and numerous vehicles in […]

On Saturday, September 21, 2019, shortly before 7:00AM, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service were conducting general patrol in the district of Tsi Snaihne when a vehicle proceeded through an intersection, without conducting a proper stop. After the vehicle was pulled over, police detected the odor of an alcoholic substance. A subsequent investigation lead to the arrest of the driver for […]

Officials from Canada, the U.S., and Akwesasne commemorated the 60th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway’s opening today at Massena’s Eisenhower Lock with a ceremony and special announcement. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne District Chief Edward Roundpoint attended the event and spoke on behalf of Council. He acknowledged the traditional lands the Seaway was constructed on, and spoke of the priority […]