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 Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor     "Last month I had the privilege of representing the Six Nations Library Board at the second annual Aboriginal Library Gathering at the Akwesasne Reserve near Cornwall. This reserve straddles the St. Lawrence River and is partly in Ontario, partly in Quebec, and partly in New York State. Akwesasne is Mohawk …

 Turtle Island News, 10 Apr 2013, p.7     "The results of a cross-border smuggling conducted and released by the MacDonald Laurier Institute this week is misleading and unfortunately can not be considered objective or accurate due to its lack of fair and thorough research."

      "Mohawks on the Akwesasne reserve are now exempted from paying taxes and duties on personal goods they bring over from the United States, the federal government said Friday."

 Roper, Wayne, Brantford Expositor, 24 Jun 1993     Natives rely on 1794 treaty More than any other document, the Iroquois rely on the 1794 Jay Treaty to support their right to bring goods across the border without paying taxes. Named after John Jay, then chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, the ...

 Brant, Terrylynn, Turtle Island News, 29 Jul 2015     Great Law recital has begun in Akwesasne By Terrylynn Brant, Special to Turtle Island News Akwesasne - Over 300 people have gathered here to hear the recital of the "Great Law." The recital began Monday. On Tuesday the story of the Mohawk ...

 Garlow, Nahnda, Two Row Times (Six Nations of the Grand River, ON: Two Row Times), 27 May 2015     Akwesasne presented with $240M land claim settlement offer By Nahnda Garlow AKWESASNE - The Government of Canada has presented the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) with a $239,808436.00 "full and final settlement" offer for the Tsikaristisere/Dundee ...

 Staats, Cam, Turtle Island News, 12 Aug 2015     Great Law Recital....takes saving Mother Earth to new heights with zero waste By Cam Staats, Special to Turtle Island News AKWESASNE - I was able to attend the Great Law Recital this year from the first day at the Tyendynega sunrise ceremony til the last ...

 Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 15 Jul 1998     Six Nations Midgets win gold in Akwesasne The Six Nations Midget I Nations lacrosse team recently captured the Akwesasne Midget Lacrosse tournament held in Akwesasne June 27th to the 29th, posting a perfect 4-0 record against Oneida, Gloucester and two entries from ...

 Valiante, Giuseppe, Turtle Island News, 12 Oct 2016     "AKWESASNE, ONT - The Mohawk band council of Akwesasne has introduced what is considered the first indigenous legal system in Canada outside a federal framework."

 George-Kanentiio, Doug, Tekawennake News (Ohsweken, Ontario: Tekawennake News, 1968), 5 Apr 2000     "In reviewing New York State's May 4, 1999 land claims settlement offer to the Mohawks of Akwesasne, there was one paragraph which should be most alarming to those Hodenosaunee who have vigorously defended the concept of aboriginal rights."