Ray Cook, ICTMN Opinion Editor

Native Leaders Need to Put People, Not Politics, First

Dear Readers:...

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May 17, 2013
Charles Kader

The DEC and Mohawk Treaty Rights Challenged

As an enrolled member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), I have been made aware of yet another dilution of scant tribal rights and the absolute failure of treaty parties to live up to the spirit of the agreements made as the absolute law of the land....

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March 14, 2013

2012 Retrospective: June

ICTMN Staff
December 23, 2012
Take a look back at May 2012's biggest stories from the pages of our weekly magazine, This Week From Indian Country Today ...
Charles Kader

Inner Voice and Environmental Action

On December 11, 2012, Kanietakeron (Larry V. Thompson) of Akwesasne, an area in Indian country also known as the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, made an appearance in St....

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December 18, 2012
Charles Kader

Trust and Priority in the Age of Pollution Politics

The Akwesasne Kanienkehaka Territory, also known as the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, is located in the immediate area of three United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) designated Superfund cleanup sites....

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October 19, 2012

Akwesasne Reservation Treated to Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial

Vincent Schilling
October 03, 2012
This summer, the St...

New York State Holds Seized Cigarettes in Defiance of Court Order

Gale Courey Toensing
July 04, 2012
The New York state is holding onto a truckload of untaxed Indian-made cigarettes worth $2 million despite a court ruling ordering the state to return the shipment of tobacco produc...

Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall Stopping in Akwesasne

Vincent Schilling
July 04, 2012
This summer, the St...

Marty Two Bulls, 'St. Regis Mohawk Smokes'

Judge: State has ‘No legal Authority’ to Seize Untaxed Indian Cigarettes in Out-of-State Sales

Gale Courey Toensing
June 22, 2012
A New York State Supreme Court justice has ruled that the state had no legal authority to seize and hold a shipment of untaxed cigarettes that were manufactured on Indian land and ...

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