The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Office of Vital Statistics (OVS) is hosting a series of will workshops in each district throughout the month of March. Monday, March 4Kana:takon Recreation Center1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 6Kawehno:ke Recreation Center10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 13Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center5 p.m. – 8 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Office of Vital Statistics (OVS) is hosting a series of estate planning workshops in each district throughout the month of February. Friday, February 16Kana:takon Recreation Center5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 20Kawehno:ke Recreation Center1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 27Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center10 a.m. – 1 p.m. If you have any […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to invite the community to either of two application intake sessions for Canada’s new Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) Secure Certificate of Indian Status cards. The MRZ cards help to simplify the border crossing process for First Nations individuals. As a secure and scannable document, it can be used at ports of entry […]
Read moreThe MCA Office of Vital Statistics (OVS) is hosting a series of estate planning workshops for the community! Join us on the following dates: Wednesday, March 15Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21Kana:takon Recreation Center11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, March 23Kawehno:ke Recreation Center2 p.m. – 4 p.m. OVS will cover a variety […]
Read moreThe Mohawks of Akwesasne have an ongoing claim against Canada in connection with the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. In 2000, the Seaway agreed to settle one specific issue in this proceeding by returning certain Block 1 lands to Akwesasne. On November 25, 2020, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations added the Block 1 Lands to reserve by Order. […]
Read moreThe Mohawks of Akwesasne have an ongoing claim against Canada in connection with the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. In 2000, the Seaway agreed to settle one specific issue in this proceeding by returning certain Block 1 lands to Akwesasne. On November 25, 2020, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations added the Block 1 Lands to reserve by Order. […]
Read moreThe Block 1 Lands consist of 108 parcels of land on Kawehno:ke located in 8 various areas around Cornwall Island. These parcels represent lands that were previously expropriated or man-made during the construction of the Seaway. In 2000, Canada agreed to return the lands to the Mohawks of Akwesasne as a partial settlement of Mohawk claims regarding the construction and […]
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Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to invite the community to either of two application intake sessions for Canada’s new Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) Secure Certificate of Indian Status cards. The MRZ cards help to simplify the border crossing process for First Nations individuals. As a secure and scannable document, it can be used at ports of entry […]
Read moreThe Mohawks of Akwesasne have claims against Canada in connection with the Seaway and Power Project, which are the subject of legal proceedings filed in the Federal Court of Canada as Grand Chief Abram Benedict et al v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada et al. In 2000, the Parties to the Seaway Proceedings agreed in principle […]
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