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	Akwesasne, moment of truth : ICT [2003/05/30]
		Akwesasne Territory, or St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, is a highly embattled Indian community, with a governance system of crisscrossed jurisdictions and a long history of internal political strife.
		The Akwesasne Mohawks, as represented by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal government, are in line for one of the Catskills casinos, a very promising site that could rival the Pequot and Mohegan casinos in Connecticut.
		The coming shakedown of local and state governments due to a stagnated national economy, plus the impending serious cutbacks in federal subsidies to health and education give all tribes pause as to their security of place and potentials.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1054305629 (1330 words)

	White Dove's Native American Indian Site Akwesasne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The community of Akwesasne, whose name means "Land Where the Partridge Drums," was established in 1755 near the site of a Jesuit mission at the confluence of the St. Lawrence, St. Regis, Raquette, Grass, and Salmon Rivers.
		In 1968, Akwesasne people, supported the Indian Defense League of America, blockaded the bridge to protect these restrictions, and in February 1969 the Canadian government agreed to duty-free status for Akwesasne's residents.
		The bridge blockade led to the founding of the monthly newspaper Akwesasne Notes, a journal that often employed the rhetoric of 1960s activism to press for the resolution of long-standing disagreements between the various Indian nations and the U.S. and Canadian governments.
	users.multipro.com /whitedove/encyclopedia/akwesasne.html (467 words)

	Akwesasne's Toxic Turtles ( Page 1 ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Akwesasne has become the most polluted native reserve in Canada and one of the most severely poisoned sections of earth in the Unite States.
		The pollution of Akwesasne is accentuated by the fact that most of the plants emitting toxins are located west of there, upstream and often upwind.
		In 1981 the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Canadian Ministry of health requested a study of exposure to fluorides, mercury, Mirex and PCBs by the Environmental Sciences laboratory at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
	www.tuscaroras.com /graydeer/pages/Toxicturtle1.htm (1596 words)

	www.ny.gov - GOVERNOR AND AKWESASNE MOHAWKS ANNOUNCE HISTORIC SETTLEMENT OF MOHAWK INDIAN LAND CLAIM
		The Akwesasne Mohawks are made up of the three bodies of tribal government that exist on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation known as "Akwesasne." The oldest such body is the Mohawk Nation Council, which has its roots as one of the founding nations of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy).
		The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne was established in the latter 19th century under the laws of Canada and its members reside on the Canadian side of Akwesasne.
		The Akwesasne Mohawks may adopt and enforce environmental regulations on the Reservation at least as strict as those contained in federal law and regulations (which federal law and regulations shall continue to apply to the same extent as on any other land that is Indian country).
	www.state.ny.us /governor/press/05/feb1_1_05.htm (1159 words)

	Communities, Contraband and Conflict: Considering Restorative Responses to Repairing the Harms Implicit in Smuggling in ...
		It is the primary purpose of this paper to engage in a preliminary exploration of the potential of restorative responses to meeting the challenges posed to Akwesasne by smuggling, with a focus upon the development of a larger, longer-term research project on this subject.
		The progenitors of Akwesasne are believed to have split off from the Kahnawake community around 1755, owing to exhaustion of land, factionalist conflict and possibly the desire of the French to establish an additional post on the upper St. Lawrence (Fenton and Tooker, 1978, 473; Reid, 1981, 118).
		As it currently exists, Akwesasne is split by the Canada-United States border, and the Quebec, Ontario, and New York State borders, with the result that as a distinct aboriginal group, they are subject to a remarkable array of provincial, state, Canadian and U.S. federal laws and policed by at least seven different law enforcement agencies.
	www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca /ccaps/akwesasne_e.htm (12306 words)

	AKWESASNE TASK FORCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
		The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE), a community based, grass-roots organization, was formed in 1987 to address the environmental problems facing the Mohawk Nation community of Akwesasne.
		The historical name of Akwesasne referred to the rapids of the St. Lawrence and the pounding of the grouse (partridge) on logs during mating season, hence the term Akwesasne: Land where the Partridge drums.
		Although hunting, fishing and trapping continued to be an important part of the economy and culture of the Mohawks of Akwesasne, agricultural and sweet grass basketmaking became increasingly important activities as the Mohawks were confined to the borders of the community and as their hunting areas were increasingly diminished.
	www.northnet.org /atfe/atfe.htm (1959 words)

	Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim Settlement Agreement Signed February 1st 2005
		The Akwesasne Mohawks shall grant to the Power Authority a flooding easement [the terms of which will be agreed to by the Power Authority and the Akwesasne Mohawks and attached as an Exhibit to this settlement agreement] up to elevation 250 feet for potential high water levels.
		Akwesasne Mohawks shall continue to have access over publicly-owned land to public and cultural facilities located on publicly-owned lands off the reservation, such as churches and cemeteries and other spiritual and cultural sites that are on or landlocked by non-Reservation lands.
		It is further understood and agreed that the Akwesasne Mohawks specifically and expressly waive their tribal sovereign immunity from suit with respect to such arbitrations and court actions and the State specifically and expressly waives its sovereign immunity, including its 11th Amendment immunity, from suit with respect to such arbitrations and court actions.
	www.mohawknation.org /pages/AkwesasneLandClaimSettlement.htm (2203 words)

	James Laxer - PROTESTERS AND POLICE AT AKWESASNE
		Indeed the people of Akwesasne had their own first hand view of protesters and police on the eve of the Quebec City summit.
		Tensely awaiting the arrival of the Americans were customs officials, riot police, OPP officers and their dogs, members of the Akwesasne police force and hundreds of members of the community.
		The Akwesasne community can be expected to be leery about any free trade deal that casts their own autonomy into doubt.
	www.jameslaxer.com /proteste.htm (1036 words)

	Akwesasne - Racquette River Corridor Project
		Akwesasne Museum to increase their knowledge and understanding of the continuing culture and history of Akwesasne Mohawks.
		The environmental programs of all Akwesasne Mohawk governments strive to combat the negative effects that have damaged the environment, and also to protect Mohawk cultural uses of the environment.
		Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE), the Haudenosaunee Task Force on the Environment (HTFE) and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Department of Environment are located across the territory of Akwesasne.
	www.racquetteriver.org /akwesasne.htm (439 words)

	Akwesasne Freedom School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Akwesasne, (Land Where the Partridge Drums), is located near the St. Lawrence River in Upstate New York and Canada.
		The Akwesasne Freedom School incorporates traditional teachings, the Ohenton Karihwatehkwen (Thanksgiving Address), which literally translated means the "Words Before All Else" and teaches respect and thankfulness for the entire natural world, and the Kaianeraserakowa (Great Law of Peace), with contemporary academics.
		It was learned that Akwesasne had been inundated with pollution from industries located up-river from the reservation that had been contaminating the soil and water with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mercury, and the air, soil, and water with extremely high levels of fluoride.
	www.peace4turtleisland.org /pages/akwesasnefreedomschool.htm (547 words)

	The Socio
		Akwesasne hunters depend on the use of the ice roads to hunt on the islands, which helps to keep deer populations in balance.
		Akwesasne is concerned that ice breaking interferes with the natural cycle of the river.
		The Akwesasne community and environment was never given restoration for the impacts that began with the construction of the Seaway Project in the 1950s.
	www.mohawknation.org /pages/MNCCicebreakingOnCulture.htm (2923 words)

	AKWESASNE TASK FORCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
		Akwesasne is featured because the St. Lawrence Seaway and Moses-Saunders hydro-electric dam on the St. Lawrence River has turned the river into a virtual sewer carrying a toxic soup to the Mohawk people.
		Akwesasne Freedom School The Akwesasne Freedom School is dedicated to keeping the language and culture of the Mohawk people alive.
		Akwesasne Governments The Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs is the only council in Akwesasne which recognizes and utilizes a traditional form of government led by clanmothers, faithkeepers, and chiefs.
	www.northnet.org /atfe/Links.htm (1455 words)

	Akwesasne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne is a Mohawk Nation territory located across the intersection of the New York-Ontario-Quebec borders on the south bank of the St.
		Regis River and a number islands in all three of the rivers.
		In New York, Akwesasne coincides with the St.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akwesasne (141 words)

	Akwesasne Freedom School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Akwesasne Freedom School is an independent elementary school, grades pre-K through 8, run by the Mohawk Nation.
		Akwesasne, "the land where the partridge drums," is located on the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York.
		The full impact on Akwesasne children remains unknown until breast milk studies are conducted, but enrollment has dropped 80 percent and the school is being forced to move.
	pages.slic.com /mohawkna/freedom.htm (332 words)

	Health Disparities and Toxicant Exposure of Akwesasne Mohawk Young Adults: A Partnership Approach to Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Akwesasne is a potential candidate for designation as an Environmental Justice Community (EJC) by the U.S. EPA because of elevated PCB levels in adjacent lands and traversing waterways, and the potential for inhalation exposure from volatized PCB particulates.
		In response, the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment (ATFE), a community-based organization, was founded to "conserve, preserve, and protect the natural and cultural resources within the territory of Akwesasne" (ATFE 1996; ATFE and Research Advisory Committee 1997).
		In a matrilineal society such as the Akwesasne, the mothers' responsibilities are to nurture and care for their children; therefore, the researcher routinely approached the mother first, as the primary caregiver, then the father second.
	www.ehponline.org /members/2005/7914/7914.html (7722 words)

	Akwesasne Cultural Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Akwesasne Cultural Center has been a community effort of concerned Native American people to help themselves preserve their culture and fulfill the educational need of future generations.
		The Akwesasne Cultural Center welcomes you to the Akwesasne Museum.
		The Akwesasne Cultural Center is situated on the St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation.
	www.nc3r.org /akwlibr (252 words)

	Fluorides and Fluoridation - Akwesasne Mohawks
		Some of you might remember hearing about the fluoride poisoning of the Akwesasne Mohawks which had occurred from emissions by aluminum companies as a result of a hydro-electric project.
		The fluoride was a by-product of a large aluminum smelter in Massena, New York, that routinely fills the air with yellowish gray fumes smelling of acid and metal...
		The pollution of Akwesasne is accentuated by the fact that most of the plants emitting toxins are located west of there, upstream and often upwind." http://www.tuscaroras.com/graydeer/pages/Toxicturtle1.htm
	www.rvi.net /~fluoride/000088.htm (983 words)

	Sports Equipment and Sports Apparel at Akwesasne Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Akwesasne Sports is an international retailer with locations in Canada and the US and offers high quality sports equipment and apparel to men, women and children of all ages.
		Akwesasne Sports is dedicated in maintaining the highest possible level of service to ensure the needs of our customers are met.
		Akwesasne Sports is located within the Mohawk Nation Territory of Akwesasne and is always Tax Free.
	www.akwesasnesports.com (162 words)

	Community Monitoring Handbook Akwesasne Reservation in New York Case Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Snapping turtles (the Haudenosaunee/Akwesasne consider the turtle to be the foundation of the earth), frogs, shrews, and fish were all found to be contaminated, some with levels that would cause them to qualify as hazardous waste.
		The ATFE is a community-based organization founded to conserve, preserve, protect, and restore the environment and natural and cultural resources within the territory of Akwesasne, and is comprised of community members who reside in all regions of Akwesasne.
		The Akwesasne community has been able to avoid this pitfall because of the strong working relationship forged with the SUNY researchers.
	www.chemicalbodyburden.org /hb_cs_akwesasne.htm (2457 words)

	Ottawa Police shoot man dead
		In a brief speech, Sue Collis of OCAP mentioned a study done at Akwesasne which recommended that women there not breast feed their babies due to the level of toxins found in the breast milk.
		In typical fashion, this treaty has not been honoured but instead, the people of Akwesasne, traveling back and forth across the border are subject to search and seizure and constant harassment by both Canadian and American customs and immigration on a daily basis.
		Prior to the arrival of the American Caravan, Akwesasne community people were told to stay indoors, not to let their children outside, and to prepare for the looting and burning of their homes.
	members.fortunecity.com /brutalitycanada/border.html (2386 words)

	Tribe votes down ‘Akwesasne’ name; future label uncertain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		AKWESASNE — In a referendum Saturday, voters rejected the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s proposed name change to Akwesasne Mohawk Nation.
		The Akwesasne Mohawk Nation Council, headed by a three-chief system, is the decision-making arm of the community.
		Benedict also pointed out that the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the Mohawk government with Canadian jurisdiction, changed its name from "the Iroquois of St. Regis Band of Indians" through a resolution in April 1985.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2002/03_2002/032420024.htm (655 words)

	FNCPA
		Akwesasne is a community that is situated on the International border between Canada and United States.
		As a result of increasing smuggling activities within the territory of Akwesasne of items being smuggled from Canada to the United States and vice-versa, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police formed a Joint Investigative Team in the spring of 2003.
		H) Akwesasne is a unique reservation that is located on the border of New York State and Canada and into two Provinces Quebec and Ontario.
	www.fncpa.ca /Akwesasne.htm (620 words)

	Meet the Masters: Akwesasne Basketmakers
		The basketmakers of Akwesasne were the subject of this January 24, 2000 profile jointly produced for radio by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York and North Country Public Radio.
		Prized through the generations as much for their fragrance as for usefulness and fine quality, most of their baskets have been conventional in form and decoration, made primarily to satisfy the demands of the souvenir trade.
		A few of the women at Akwesasne are recognized within the community as "the best," and have been instrumental in teaching the art to dozens of the younger generations.
	northcountrypublicradio.org /upnorth/masters/akwesasne/akwesasne.php (257 words)

	Akwesasne yanks protest endorsement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		AKWESASNE, Canada — Support has buckled for American protesters planning to cross St. Regis Mohawk territory and walk over the international border into Canada this week.
		The Rotiskenrakete of Akwesasne, known as the Mohawk Warrior Society of Akwesasne, pulled its support for Shawn Brant of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, the top organizer of the so-called "Day of Rage" march.
		The march is to coincide with the Organization of the Americas Summit for the leaders of 34 countries, set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2001/04_2001/041720012.htm (600 words)

	Book Review Akwesasne Environmental Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The colorfully designed 24 page booklet, "Akwesasne Environmental Programs; Protecting Our Natural World," uniquely describes the remarkable efforts of the Mohawk people to restore and protect their environment, and renew cultural practices.
		After years of pollution from nearby corporate neighbors, the people of Akwesasne realized more than just their environment was being damaged.
		I highly recommend this booklet because it illustrates the positive steps that the community of Akwesasne is taking towards restoring the Natural World and the culture that has been impacted by continued assaults from outside corporations.
	www.peace4turtleisland.org /pages/akwesasnebk.htm (264 words)

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