Alternate Names
Mohawks of Akwesasne
Latitude
44.99974921
Longitude
-74.64541366
Province
Quebec
Region
Quebec
Type
First Nation Location
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The Akwesasne Cultural Restoration Program: A Mohawk Approach to Land-Based Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. [134]-144
Description
Tracks the creation of a cultural apprenticeship program which aims to give youth in the community the necessary skills, knowledge and experiences in land, language and culture to retain and regenerate land-based practices which had been affected by environmental contamination.
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"Canada Under Attack From Within": Problematizing "the Natives," Governing Borders, and the Social Injustice of the Akwesasne Dispute

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Monchalin
Olga Marques
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 57-84
Description
Article examines over 600 comments posted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) website in 2009 after the Government of Canada shut the border crossing in Akwesasne First Nation.
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E.A.G.L.E. Project: Socio-Cultural Pilot Project: Technical Report

Alternate Title
Effects on Aboriginals from the Great Lakes Environment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Chiefs of Ontario
Health Canada
Description
Looks at the effects of environmental contamination in the Great Lakes Basin on the communities of Long Lake No.58, Whitefish River, Six Nations and Akwesasne.
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Environmental Toxins and Depression in an American Indian Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gayle Skawennio Morse
Glen Duncan
Carolyn Noonan
Eva Garroutte
Azara Santiago-Rivera ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, no. 1, Special Issue, 2011, pp. 1-10
Description
Study used sample of 306 Mohawks from the community of Akwesasne. Found no link between exposure level for PCB and mental health symptoms.
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First Nations Policing Update

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Solicitor General of Canada
Description
Provides articles about programs and initiatives including Akwesasne, Waywayseecappo First Nations developments, regional links and some First Nation police links.
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Fish Consumption and Breast Milk PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Women at Akwesasne

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Syni-An Hwang
Brian Bush
Katsi Cook
Priscilla Worswick
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 148, no. 2, 1998, pp. 164-172
Description
Determines the relation between the consumption of contaminated local fish with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB congeners in the milk of nursing Mohawk women residing near three hazardous waste sites.
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Health Disparities and Toxicant Exposure of Akwesasne Mohawk Young Adults: A Partnership Approach to Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence M. Schell
Julia Ravenscroft
Maxine Cole
Agnes Jacobs
Joan Newman
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 1826-1832
Description
Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.
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Local Fish Consumption and Serum PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Men at Akwesasne

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Debra A. Deres
Syni-An Hwang
Brian Bush
Bao-zhu Yang
et al.
Environmental Research, vol. 80, no. 2, February 1999, pp. S97-S103
Description
Discusses a study conducted from 1992-1995 involving 139 Mohawk men to determine PCB levels in their serum and the relationship to fish consumption.
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Mitchell v. M.N.R., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911, 2001 SCC 33

Alternate Title
Minister of National Revenue Appellant v. Grand Chief Michael Mitchell also known as Kanentakeron Respondent [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Judgment involving the Mohawks of Akwesasne's right to bring goods across the St. Lawrence River for trading purposes without paying customs duty.
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A Native American Community Initiative to Prevent Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
V. L. Hood
B. Kelly
C. Martinez
S. Shuman
R. Secker-Walker
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 2, no. 4, November 1997, pp. 277-285
Description
Description of the formation of a coalition formed in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and their programs to reduce dietary fat and increase physical activity in children.
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Negotiation Only Way Out for Feds in Akwesasne

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, June 5, 2009, p. A11
Description
Comments on the political unrest observed at the United States and Canada border crossing that runs through the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation.
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The Path to Healing: Report of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues

Alternate Title
A Model for Delivery of Health and Social Services to the Atikamekw People: Theory, Practice and Necessity
Aboriginal Health Policy for the Next Century
Aboriginal People Living in Remote and Northern Areas
Anishnawbe Health
Beyond the Caregivers: Health and Social Services Policy for the 1990s
Challenging the Way We Think about Health
Community Development, Sobriety and After-Care at Alkali Lake Band
Deficits, Foundation and Aspirations Signal Need for Restructuring
Funding Policy for Indigenous Human Services
Global Nutrition and the Holistic Environment of Indigenous Peoples
Health and Social Issues of Aboriginal People with Disabilities: An Alberta Perspective
Illness Care, Health, and the Economic Base
Integrating Science and Traditional Culture
Pathways to a Dream: Professional Education in the Health Sciences
Suicide in Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Causes and Prevention
The Inuulitsivik Health Centre and its Maternity Project
The Kahnawake Mohawk Experience: Responsibility for Controlling Our Own Health Care Services
The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Experience: A Descriptive Review of West Coast People‟s Struggle to Rebuild Healthy
Treaty Right to Health
Violence in Aboriginal Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Louis T. Montour
John D. O'Neil
Rosemary Proctor
Clare Clifton Brant
Emma D. LaRocque
K. A. (Kim) Scott
W.J. (Bill) Mussell
Alma Favel-King ... [et al.]]
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Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) and Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene (DDE) Exposure among Native American Men from Contaminated Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Kelley A. Brix
Debra A. Deres
Syni-an Hwang
Brian Bush
et al.
Toxicology and Industrial Health, vol. 12, no. 3/4, 1996, pp. 361-368
Description
Reports on a study conducted on residents of the Akwesasne Reservation to check the association between consumption of local fish, residential exposure, body burdens of PCBs and liver enzyme induction.
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Relationship of Lead, Mercury, Mirex, Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, Hexachlorobenzene, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls to Timing of Menarche Among Akwesasne Mohawk Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melinda Denham
Lawrence M. Schell
Glenn Deane
Mia V. Gallo
Julia Ravenscroft
Anthony P. DeCaprio
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment
Pediatrics, vol. 115, no. 2, February 2, 2005, pp. 127-134
Description
Analysis of multi chemical exposure among adolescent girls suggests that the attainment of the first menstrual period may be sensitive to relatively low levels of lead and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) congeners.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Ernie Benedict

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ernie Benedic
Description
This file contains an individual presentation by Ernie Benedict focusing on broken treaties promises or treaties ignored altogether by the Canadian government. Benedict provides some history on early European contact in the Akwesasne. He questions where in his First Nations treaty was it stated that the St. Lawrence Seaway could be built without input from Aboriginals living in that area: "Where is the law in which an engineering drawing can supersede a treaty?"
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Alma Ransom, Grand Chief Mike Mitchell and students, Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alma Ransom
Mike Mitchell
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes the opening prayer given by Ernie Benedict and Taylor Montour as well as opening remarks made by Facilitator Alma Ransom, Grand Chief Mike Mitchell, Co-Chair Georges Erasmus and Co-president Rene Dussault. Also included is a brief presentation by 3 to 6 grade students concerning problems facing the Mohawk reservation of Akwesasne.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Board of Education, by Vincentte Cook

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vincentte Cook
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Vincenette Cook for Akwesasne Adult Education Program on the subject of the educational system in Akwesasne. Questions from assembled Commissioners follow.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Board of Education, Rob Cree

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rob Cree
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Rob Cree for the Akwesasne Mohawk Board of Education of on the subject of the educational system in Akwesasne.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Elizabeth Francis

Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Elizabeth Francis for the Department of Social Development and Health, Mohawk Council of Akwasasne on the subjects of the education system and preservation of the Mohawk language and culture.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ernie Houghton and Brian David

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ernie Houghton
Brian David
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Ontario Provincial Police Inspector Ernie Houghton and Chief of Police Brian David, on the subject of the Akwesasne court system. As well as questions from the assembled Commissioners to this presentation and those made previously.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Francis Jock

Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Francis Jock for the Department of Social Development and Health, Mohawk Council of Akwasasne on the subject of the care for the disabled, senior citizens and children in the Aboriginal Community.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ron Martelle and Denis Thibeault

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ron Martelle
Denis Thibeault
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Ron Martelle, Mayor of Cornwall and Denis Thibeault, Director of Employment Office, Cornwall on the subject of responsibilities of governments to the First Nations.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Theresa Cole

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa Cole
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Theresa Cole on the subject of the Akwesasne Native Teachers Association.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation of Mohawk Council, Environmental Division by Lloyd Benedict, Henry Lickers and Richard David

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lloyd Benedict
Henry Lickers
Richard David
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Lloyd Benedict, Henry Lickers and Richard David for the Mohawk Council, Environmental Division on the subjects of water, air and soil safety.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation of Mohawk Council, Environmental Division by Lloyd Benedict, Henry Lickers and Richard David

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lloyd Benedict
Henry Lickers
Richard David
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Ernie Benedict and Lloyd Benedict on the subjects of St. Lawrence Seaway - Expropriation of Land. As well as closing comments by Grand Chief Mike Mitchell.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on Akwesasne Justice by Louise Thompson and Joyce King-Mitchell

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Thompson
Joyce King-Thompson
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Louise Thompson and Joyce King-Thompson of the Akwesasne Justice Department, on the subject of the Akwesasne court system.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on Border Crossing Rights

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Grand Chief Mike Mitchell, Grand Chief Joe Norton of Kahnawake, Gordon Peters from Chiefs of Ontario and attorney Micha Menczer on the subject of border crossing rights.
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A Selective Bibliography of the Mohawk People

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Larry Garrow
Richard Jock
Ray Cooke
Description

Approximately 343 sources, dated from 1762 through 1972, focusing on the St. Regis Reservation in New York, but equally applicable to Mohawks of Akwesasne in Ontario and Quebec. Citations are arranged by subject and subdivided by author.

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Smuggled Smokes

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nina Munk
Forbes, vol. 150, no. 13, December 7, 1992, pp. 47-[?]
Description
Discusses problems associated with policing tobacco smuggling through Akwasasne and St. Regis Reservations and the subsequent on-reserve resale of goods.
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